Date nights for parents are tough.
What used to be easily spontaneous pre-littles is now more tricky and needs to be much more intentionally planned. My husband and I have been extremely fortunate to have help with taking care of...
I remember being 14 when my whole world revolved around the dream of soul mates. "Obsessed" doesn't even begin to cover it. I've always been a romantic. Every male I saw was a contender. "Could he be the one?"
Girl,...
Our Dearest Fur-Baby,
I’m sorry I haven’t been the best mom to you in the last few years. When we first brought you home 9 years ago, you were our entire world. We doted on you day and night with...
Momjo. I realize I'm making up a word, but it's fitting so I'm going to roll with it. Mom + mojo = Momjo.
It's that special, transcendent quality that inherently shines through us all as we raise and guide our...
How many times have we said to ourselves, I can't "wife" today? As in, I'm over-touched, over-tired, and just plain over it. Yeah, I've been guilty of those thoughts on the regular. It's tough trying to be an individual, wife,...
It started when I shuffled past him, arms overloaded with a fresh load of clean laundry. I dropped them into a messy pile on the living room floor and I sat nearby, folding, fuming. I watched my husband punch...
I believe in all relationships people have expectations in different ways. Sometimes when those expectations aren’t met, feelings are hurt. My feelings are hurt when I continuously give, and people take to no end; the relationship is based on...
When I was in my early 20's, I loved to hang out. Once I became a mother, I became a homebody. Everything revolved around this little person that I loved. My husband and I were so busy trying to...
Last night, I had dinner with two great friends. There was a time in life when we saw each other quite frequently. We walked beside each other while dating our significant others, stood up in each other's weddings, coached...