Let me just say, I have never been one for New Year’s resolutions. I am the person who gets annoyed by all the new...
I vaguely remember kindergarten. I know it was only half-day. I sat at the blue square table. The most important things were sharing and...
Like many military spouses, my husband traveled frequently when our first daughter was born.
Often when he would come home, our daughter would treat him like a...
It’s been one of those weeks, folks, where complaint after compliant leaves my lips and my heart feels weakened by the hardships of this...
We’ve been at our new duty station for a little over seven months now, so we have passed the “adjustment period” of a typical...
I thought we daycare parents were in this crazy circus of drop-offs, pick-ups, and runny noses together. You know the drill; multiple times a...
Have you felt it before? It’s that sinking feeling of annoyance and “why not me” when you see “#blessed” in a friend’s picture from...
Growing up, I always idolized my dad, and if I was going to fight with either parent, it was my mom. I know it...
There is a new movie out, and it's making quite an uproar. But not in a good way.
The movie "Peter Rabbit" from Sony Pictures has...
Preparing for a new baby can be a daunting task. There are so many products out there, it can be overwhelming knowing what you...
You know the scene. I'm talking about the morning parking lot scene where we moms hurriedly thrust backpacks, lunches and kisses onto our precocious...
Tragedy, neglect, addiction, manipulation - all these words can describe "The Con Man's Daughter" by Candice Curry. Yet, this memoir is so much more...
Military Lifestyle
Normalized Overwhelm
Over the Edge
I was standing in the kitchen, washing dishes and doing mental math: I was trying to figure out how to get the...
