Finding your way when a village doesn't exist
Perhaps it's one of those nostalgic, rose-colored glasses perspectives, but it often feels like the days when parents had an established village was a lot less overwhelming than modern-day parenting. That's not to...
Parents know that rules are necessary. Rules keep order in the chaos of raising children; they provide structure and expectations; they are the yardstick to measure anything from behavior to development. Rules are a guideline to life.
In Little Fires...
Back to school is a busy time with buying school supplies, sports physicals, teacher meetings, open houses, clothes shopping and more. But if you’re the parent of an allergy child, you have additional tasks; trips to the allergist, putting...
Remember when marriage was a blissful and simple? When it was just the two of you spending the whole weekend together vegging out, going to the movies, or getting dressed up to go dancing …
Then along came those little...
Occupation Unspecified: What Label Fills Your Blank Space?
As a military spouse, have you ever had to re-think your career field? Have you ever had to switch gears and try something new because your new duty location simply didn’t offer...
My sweet girl,
It is the summer before you start middle school. I don’t know how this came about so quickly. It seems like just yesterday I brought you home from the hospital where you promptly began screaming for the...
I have always been a runner. That doesn’t mean I’m an impressively fast athlete, but running has always been a part of my life, going back to when I was 12 years old. Long before children, I went on...
Tonight, I did one of my favorite things: I went to see a movie by myself. All by myself. I like to pick a movie that I know my husband or kids will not like, devour some nachos or...
Recently, my neighbor passed away after a lengthy battle with breast cancer. She was only in her early forties and left behind a husband and young son. Her loss hit very close to home and made me stop and...
We've all heard the stories of little mouths repeating curse words they overheard. Parents typically try to censor television and movies, so their kids are not exposed to anything inappropriate. But the reality is that kids are watching us...
Recently, Serena Williams competed in her 18th singles tournament in Wimbledon. Although she was runner up to Angelique Kerber from Germany, she has actually already won that title seven times and has an amazing 779 career match wins.
This year...
Getting pregnant is one of those life events that sets a lot of other things into motion, whether you like it or not. A lot of these things are obvious: you anticipate the purchase of an insane amount of...
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2025 Book Bingo: Military Edition
If you are already a reader or want to dedicate more time to reading in 2025, consider participating in our 2025 Book Bingo: Military...
