"What do you think about me signing up for a 10-day meditation retreat this summer?" my husband casually asked me as we were eating...
I always loved reading. There were three children's books that I read (by memory, is that still reading?) to my dad every night for...
The funny thing about a bruise: Sometimes you can't see a bruise, but you can feel it. Other times it's big and ugly and...
I’m FINALLY learning to embrace my saggy bottom britches, body parts descending, stretch marks showing, varicose vein-wearing, laugh-lines growing, middle-aged body of mine.
I recently...
If you ask me how I feel about my husband’s deployment, it might be a curse-laden rant about him being gone for nearly the...
"One foot in front of the other. That's it. Just keep going." I'm mentally coaxing myself.
Numb. Dazed. The walking wounded.
"Please don't bump me," I'm...
These are "before and afters" from my amazing tribe members. They quite literally rode their butts off.
Most of you have probably seen the tremendously...
This post was written one month ago, just hours after miscarriage.
I have three young kids: a 4-year-old, a 2-year-old, and a 9-month old baby...
Not long ago, I posted the following picture via @mommafiltered to one of my social media accounts:
The idea seemed to resonate with people, as...
I’m fine. Everything is fine. We are fine. How often do we repeat these sentences? More importantly, how often are they accurate and honest?
In...
This past month has been pretty stressful. Both boys are playing sports, so that's two sets of practices and games consuming our lives every...
Opening scene: It is my first postpartum period. I am trying to put in my menstrual cup (more on that later) and it WILL...
Military Lifestyle
I’m a Mother-in-Law… Now What?
I’m a Mother-in-Law… Now What? I asked myself this very question the day my son casually mentioned that his girlfriend might be “the one.”
Truthfully?...
