Tag: family

Can I have a hug? Life gets very hectic, especially when school starts. I may get overwhelmed with the school schedule and the extracurricular activities...

Recently, during a conversation with friends, the topic somehow turned to baking and Bisquick (of all things). This prompted me to remember a Bisquick...

At the beginning of each year, I ask my tenth graders to write about music for their first assignment. They can pick a song,...

We all know September means back to school and, with it, back to sports, dance, clubs, music, and more. I don't know about you,...

"So, is Ann Marie in heaven now?" my six-year-old asked me as he saw me sobbing uncontrollably. I didn't expect him to be with...

If you’re a single mom reading this with the expectation of it being a tearjerker that emphasizes the struggles of motherhood, I’m afraid you’re...

Years before I became a mom, I was chatting with my then-4-year-old cousin about a new friend he had made. “She has two daddies...

Summer has finally arrived, and with that comes graduation parties, lounging by the pool, barbeques, and the most exciting of all, vacation! While kids are...

I had no idea what I was getting into having my first child; naïve was commonly used to describe me. But a year in,...

I watch my son zip around our yard on his ride-on 'ATV,' weaving in and out of our swing set, bounce house, and pool....