Mothers. We put a lot of our identity on the back burner, don’t we? Careers, friendships, writing that book, or running the marathon? We keep telling ourselves that we’ll get to it once the kids are a little older....
There are so many worries going into this school year compared to any other. Will it be safe? Will the children go five days a week to school or only two or three? Will we have to switch to...
“Hey, Christine. Is that your blue car I see speed past my house after school every day?” At 16, it might not have mattered who was asking, the answer was likely "yes." On this day, it was a popular...
On a Thursday morning a visitor arrives at our door. There was much anticipation for this visit. Not only because we haven’t had many people at our house recently due to the stay-at-home order, but because of who was...
It was about three weeks into the "stay at home" order at our house when we hit a wall. We were bored. Little did I know that our boredom would lead to mud.  The first week or so of the...
I'll admit it. I don't read to my kids nearly as much as I should. I can blame their lack of interest as much as my own. Reading to little kids is tedious and time-consuming. It's even worse when...
When we were kids, many of us dreamt of being a princess. Today, more and more girls dream about being Spider-Man, The President, or even a football player. But if you're Alicia Woollcott from Grand Blanc High School, you're...
Holding your child back a grade is one of those moments that you wish you never have to encounter as a parent. But in moments like these, you join together as a family and get ready for the road...
For the first three years of my daughter's life, I was a working, single mom. Life was hard, busy and beautiful. However, I learned quickly that only having one set of hands to take care of the chores just wasn't...