Soon after becoming a mom, I started writing again, but at the time, my blog was nothing more than a personal journal. Despite never sharing the content with anyone, I used the short-lived project to document the new, sensational morphing of my identity. Armed...
I love hockey. I love the game. I love the sounds and the cheers and yes, even the smell. When I walk into an arena, I feel at home. I love watching his face light up when he hears that...
{Photo credit: Mary Rasch Photography}
I recently had a conversation with a friend on the way to a high school football game. She has great kids. She really does. They are kind, polite and very funny, but she was lamenting...
To the mother of my beautiful grandson, Rowan, thank you! Thank you for reminding me what it feels like to be a mom for the first time, for making my heart swell with love from the moment I met him,...
We’ve had our Honda Pilot for eight years. It has been an extremely reliable car requiring no major or unexpected maintenance. I enjoy driving it and it meets the needs of our four-person family. I love my Pilot, but...
It’s hard. You’re tired, and your to-do list keeps growing, laundry needs folding, mouths need feeding, and those work emails keep pinging. When it feels like the weekend is miles away and the drive from Monday to Friday is...
{Photo credit: Lindsey Hodgson}
I walked into being a mom completely inexperienced. I am the youngest of my siblings, and though I'm in the middle of the pack of my cousins, I never babysat any of those younger than me....