Tag: Motherhood

Despite being a busy wife, caregiver, volunteer, and homeschooling mama of five, I seem to find myself playing silly social media games quite frequently....

When I found out a year ago that I was pregnant, I vowed not to be one of those women who completely changes when...

I had never planned to have children outside of the United States. The hope for an overseas assignment always seemed like a long shot...

My dear, sweet friend recently had her first child. Just like any new mother, she is overwhelmed; overwhelmed with love, with exhaustion, with joy,...

Christmas. As the song goes, "It's the most wonderful time of the year." However, for many of us, it also can be the most stressful time...

I love my children. I love their spunk, their personalities, their joy at the little things, their unpredictability, and their curiosity for the world....

The words “fashion-forward” and motherhood don’t often go hand-in-hand. Of course, there’s always the impossibly put together mom at play group who manages to...

Dear Meredith,  You’ve made it. You are now officially halfway done with this latest deployment. You are surviving, your kids are striving, and your husband...

Being a military kid is hard! You might not have a lot of choice in where you live or what you do. There are...

"Hey Girl! (I use this phrase when I don't really know someone but am attempting to be simultaneously breezy and familiar.) Remember me?" Nope. As I...

Today, my best friend came to me with all kinds of wonderful ideas about helping out in our community and things my family could...

Before I got pregnant, I assumed I would continue working full time. A friend of mine said, "I'm a better mom when I work,"...