Tag: children
Being A Mom Is … Gross!
Motherhood is wonderful, joyful, difficult, stressful, and amazing all at the same time.
Do you know what else it is? Gross. Yep, being a mom...
Parenthood: An Exercise in Humility
When we finally got our first kid sleeping through the night, we basically felt like parenting experts. We had read books together and followed...
Parenting: Good Luck With That
Sometimes, so much of being a mom seems like nothing more than having parenting luck. When I see those parents who are always talking...
Raising Strong Black Sons: A Call to Action
I figured my mother to be a huge crime-book enthusiast as I was coming of age. She used to incessantly say that her biggest...
Processing Pain in Difficult Seasons
Five years ago, we adopted a little girl from China. The journey has been filled with joys, surprises, and struggles we could have never...
Utilizing the (Airport) USO When Traveling
We all know that traveling isn't easy. Especially traveling with children. Road trips are one thing, but when you have to pack your gear...
Parents, Easter Egg Hunts Are Not For You!
Parents have completely ruined Easter Egg Hunts.
Last year was the first and last time I will ever take my kid to an Easter Egg...
Air Command and Staff College: The Good, The Bad and the...
My phone rang as I was leaving the grocery store. It was my husband. I hadn't thought much of it because he often calls...
I’m Not Enough, But That’s OK
I have been called Super-Mom on many occasions. I give a little smile and say “thanks” out of the side of my mouth. Of...
The Struggle to Choose Joy
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...
A Letter to My Fellow Daycare Parents: Please Keep Sick Kids...
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...
Stop the Cycle of Comparison: Choosing Joy Over Jealousy
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...