Six years ago, I signed up my 3-year-old for pee-wee soccer because I was pretty excited to get him started in activities. It’s a...
Another woman is living in my home. I am fairly certain she has knocked down your door as well or has plans to in...
My dearest (almost-4-year-old) daughter,
Last week you told me that pizza “is my grossest.” Last night you told me that “dino chicken is yucky!” This...
Every night at bedtime my 5-year-old and I have a special routine. It's a routine he started one night. He gives me a big...
I grew up experiencing two different cultures. My mom is American and has English and German origins. My dad is originally Palestinian, but his...
It usually starts the same way. The lipstick is too dark. That crop top is not appropriate for school (sometimes not even the living...
A few months after my first daughter was born, I bought a baby carrier. She always wanted to be held, and it enabled me to...
“Everyone thinks they have the best dog. And none of them are wrong.”
— W.R. Purche
I did have the best dog. His name was Astro,...
Marriage can feel hard.
In the beginning, it isn’t. My opinion is that it shouldn’t be. It should be mostly rainbows and loving gazes and...
After having three kids and being parents for ten years, my husband and I adopted a puppy. He is the cutest little 4-pound mixed...
As I write this, I am weeks away from meeting baby No. 3. Braxton Hicks contractions are in full swing and I’m on the...
This past year, our country saw so many mass shootings; we had a very contentious confirmation process for a new Supreme Court Justice along...
Military Lifestyle
What if 20 Years Isn’t the End?
8 states and 11 moves is what we have accomplished so far since my husband enlisted in the Coast Guard 20 years ago, with...
