Health + Wellness

The typical school year isn’t quite over yet, but I think it’s safe to say that my daughters and I have survived our first official year of homeschooling. My oldest is wrapping up the end of her kindergarten year...

The morning of my scheduled 12-week OBGYN appointment was just like any other morning. My husband let me sleep in as he usually does and our morning routine went like clockwork. I stood at the back door rubbing my...

Shopping for Father's Day can be tricky for some of us. We want to get the great dads in our lives something they will use and BONUS if its something they will like. Will he use nose hair trimmers?...

It’s the 21st century but somehow we’re still buying into the idea that the only women who have “worked hard for their bodies” are women who have toned, smooth, athletic, media-glorified physiques. As if the rest of us are somehow...

Very early on in our parenting life, after Ray died, my husband and I decided that Ray would continue to be a part of our family, of our lives. We would continue to have pictures up of him in...

Mindfulness is a trending topic lately, have you noticed? This past year has shaken a lot of lives, and in some moments it has been challenging to feel present. In stressful situations, calmness is our friend. When we remain...

For ten long, irritating years, my husband begged me to move to the Duluth area.  Before last summer when I had finally given in (at which point, it was my idea – not his – so it was okay),...

It was about 11:30 at night when my phone woke me up. Disoriented, I tried to remember if I was on call – or maybe it was the baby monitor beeping? Finally, it registered that my sister who lives...

A lightning strike of shock hit me hard as I gazed upon what looked like a ghost standing in front of me; this stranger’s calves and arms were so white, they looked nearly transparent! This happened just a few...

The metrics surrounding pregnancy - and becoming pregnant - are infinite. I began by counting days on a calendar, calculating my eventual due date, noting baby's development at each week's gestation, and adding up my maternity leave. The progression of my pregnancy...