We have all been working to make some adjustments in light of the recent developments in response to the COVID-19 virus. Mama, help is here! With schools being canceled for the unforeseeable future, we know a lot of you may …
How To Talk To Kids About the Coronavirus
My 8-year-old arrived home last week in tears. Lip quivering, she came to me with a heap of questions about the coronavirus. “Is my daddy going to get coronavirus because he’s Chinese?” I looked at her dumbfounded – my heart …
5 Tips to Survive Winter Break With Your Kiddos
How to survive winter break with your kiddos: Let’s keep it real. When winter break arrives, we are SO excited to slow down, enjoy our kids, and create long-lasting memories. Even the sanest parent by day 2 has developed a …
Summer Rhythms
My first summer as a new mom didn’t really feel like summer. I had been staying home nearly a year and so, as I watched moms with older kids reframe their schedules and lament the loss of alone time that …
Lockdown 4-1-1
I got a call from one of the moms in my 4-year-old’s class while driving home. “Did you hear? The school is on lockdown.” I had just picked my boys up from school but the shock of this news compelled …
The Six Principles of Motherhood
We were sitting in the teacher’s lounge, day four of my very first week of teaching. I was chatting with Paula, a third grade teacher, who’d been in the business for 20 years. She had three teenage boys at home. …
A Shout Out to all the SAHMs
My wife and I had our first bundle of joy and we are continuously excited about it. We journeyed through the same stages that every parent goes through with their newborn. The afterglow in the hospital, followed by the awe of …
More Motherhood Hi’s and Lo’s
There are endless joys to motherhood, but let’s admit it, our days are filled with a myriad of rollercoaster mom wins and mom fails. It’s in sharing those sweet hi’s and lo’s of momming where we can collectively laugh (and cry), …
Seeking Answers After a School Shooting
Thursday morning, February 15th, the day after the horrible attacks in Parkland, Florida, I woke up questioning whether or not to send my oldest daughter to school. Sadly, it wasn’t the first time I had asked myself this question. Our …
Don’t Let the Bully Define You
It started when she was in fifth grade. Suddenly my daughter who had just come out of her shell and transformed from a shy introvert into an outgoing and active child, was being left out and picked on by her …
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