Parenting + Family

I am definitely one of those adults who feels Thanksgiving is great.  Great because of the lack of commercial gift-giving and the hustle and bustle. Don't get me wrong. I love Christmas too.  But Thanksgiving holds an extremely special...

I have been running my small business for seven years in addition to taking care of my family and working a full time job. For the most part, it was all working out great. I would run my business in the evenings...

In honor of November being National Adoption Awareness month, I would love to share our adoption journey with you in two parts; the mountain and the valley.  Meet our daughter, Amilia Degenesh.  She embodies light and life, and we adopted...

Hours of mindless Netflix binges and newborn snuggles filled most of my maternity leave days with baby number one. Of course there were the sleepless nights, the rude awakening that is the adjustment to parenthood, and all of those...

It was November 2014, when my son, Caleb, was diagnosed with T-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (T-ALL).  As you can imagine, my world was turned upside down.  Whatever you imagine it feels like to hear your child has cancer, it's...

One of the fondest memories I have of my childhood is baking cookies with my mom. She was, and still is, the epitome of perfection in the kitchen. She would set my little sister Nancy on the counter as...

Two months ago I was lucky enough to become a stay at home mom! So obviously I am going to be the perfect mom now. We are going to do art projects and educational activities all day! I am...

Is it too cold to go outside and have energetic kiddos? We need some resources for indoor play spaces to let them run that energy off!  In this Indoor Guide, you’re sure to find something to keep you and...

From its early Duluth beginnings to becoming a true Minnesota icon, Bentleyville brings visitors from near and far to Duluth during the holidays. We have everything you need to know from date night dining & recommended lodging, to transportation...

"Excuse the mess, but we live here."  -Rosanne Barr So, back when my kids were little…wait.  Is anyone still with me?  Back in the mid-90s when we had three kids under five, I remember my husband Jeff coming home from...