Duluth Mom

It's 8pm. My kids are asleep.  The kitchen is (mostly) clean. I've been looking forward to this since the mail came. It's time for me to sit down at the computer and work on my new hobby: couponing!   I...

Glensheen Mansion is a historic part of our city. We drive by it daily on our commute to preschool and some of our favorite memories include running around its grounds for their legendary Music on the Pier. As a...

The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines kindness as “the quality or state of being kind.” But what does that really mean? Why is it important? It’s hard to turn on the TV, scroll through Facebook or read the newspaper today without seeing...

Two years ago, we proclaimed independence from the man (read: decided to stay home for Thanksgiving instead of traveling to see family), and I did the only thing I could think of to do at the time. I embarked...

There are very few of us who grow up with the dream to become a single parent one day. Rather, single parenting is often the byproduct of life taking us down a road that we hadn’t planned for. Each...

A few weeks ago, we had our very first moms night out event!  Our launch party was a huge success, selling out in just 25 minutes, and we are thrilled to share some details of the night with you. Here’s a...

One of my favorite memories growing up was making and decorating Christmas cookies with my grandma. She would mix all the ingredients together, roll them into a perfectly formed ball of cookie dough and roll them out for us...

When we are dreaming of children, we wonder in anxious anticipation. Will my daughter look like me? Will my son love to read like I do? We might anticipate girls loving dance classes and boys playing baseball or boys...

I decided I cannot turn my head away. Because the killing doesn’t stop. The pain doesn’t cease fire. The hunger doesn’t flee when I refuse to look. When I flip the channel because the headlines makes me uncomfortable or...

This is my first Christmas as a mama and I am so excited! I can’t wait to have family Christmas traditions and make every Christmas morning special for Grace. One thing I want to instill in Grace, however, is...