Recently I was scrolling through Facebook and saw the most adorable picture of my friend’s little girl playing with her toys. Her cute little pig tails and big cheesy grin made me smile on a dark and dreary morning....
When my first child was a baby, I had all kinds of opinions about letting her watch TV. I didn't want to fry her brain! Or stunt her imagination! It was okay once in a while, but I should...
The entire time I was pregnant everyone told me: "you don’t really know what love it until you see that baby for the first time’. Every book I read implied the same, and my friends that were becoming mommas...
I love to travel and explore new places. A great thing about Michigan is there are so many great towns and cities like Lansing that all have something different to offer. So when I am feeling adventurous, day trips...
Although 23% of American families currently have just one child, the number was much lower when I was born in the 1980s.  I forget that I'm fairly unique in being an only child.  That is, until things on social media...
God blessed me with the tremendous gift of being a mother. He carefully chose me to be the mother of a sensitive and bright little boy and a feisty yet caring little girl. These children have changed me, there’s no...
Screen time has become a major issue in our house and I have been looking into some ways to help ease the stress that it brings with it.  We have an almost 12 year old, a 4 year old...
I had a feeling we should have just stayed home. But these days, I have that feeling more often than not. I decided to endure the wrath of the toddler that morning because I thought, "maybe we both just...
Mom shaming. Judging another mom on her choices, either silently or vocally, is unfortunately a common practice. I'd like to think I’m above such nasty behavior, that I’ve transcended this awful trend by virtue of becoming a mom myself....