Tag: life lessons
It Turns Out I Was Never Alone
I remember showing up to my first new moms' group, a bundle of nerves, having dragged myself out of the house despite not wanting...
These Are My People
The older I get, the smaller my circle of friends has become.
I didn’t see it coming, but I don’t mind it. I think it...
Life Lessons From Dogs
I have a small sign in my kitchen, “Dogs may not be our whole life, but they make our lives whole.”
Dogs are angels sent...
Finding the Beauty in the Unexpected: Meet Jennifer
As the oldest of four children who grew up with a stay-at-home mom for the first decade of my life, I always knew I...
Our Children Suddenly Grew: A Love Poem for My Pet Puppy
It feels like our children suddenly grew,
I think it’s because of our new Cavapoo.
We’d been wanting a pet but felt nervous.
“You’ve got kids,” they...
Finding Love After Divorce
Imagine you're only twenty-seven years old, and you've just signed your divorce papers. A divorce you would have never imagined as you sit on...
It’s a Hard Knock Life…for Girls in Sports
It’s been over two months since the Super Bowl, and there is something I can’t stop thinking about. No, it’s not Taylor and Trav...
Mommy Wine Culture: Time to Go Dry with Your Mom Tribe
You wake up. You get the kids up for school, pack lunches, and write a note for them to find in the middle of...
The Idea of Happily Ever After
What happens when there’s not a happily ever after?
We teach our children to be their own light in a negative and sometimes dark world....
Toxic Women
An unfortunate yet common experience many women have as we lead our lives or accomplish certain goals is dealing with women who, instead of...










