Tag: life lessons

My Uncurated Home: It’s Not Clutter, It’s Proof of Life

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When I realized we’d be living in our current home for a while, I wanted to make it picture-perfect. Without realizing it, I got...

Judge Away, I Will Still Feed My Kids Processed Foods

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Processed, shelf-stable, palm, (gasp!) seed oils, and food dyes. For the love of science, I am a huge fan of these foods for my...

When You’re in a Negative Place

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Life can feel like a rollercoaster. It’s filled with highs and lows. The ebbs and flows of our emotions are often connected to our...

The Future for Football from a Football Mom

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I am a football mom. My boys live for football. My oldest plays sixth grade tackle, and my youngest plays fourth grade modified football....

Weathering the Seasons of Marriage Through Parenthood

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My husband and I just celebrated our 10th wedding anniversary. In almost as much time, we have been parents. We knew, before getting married,...

The Return to Normal: What Have We Learned?

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I had thought Covid’s abrupt disruption of everything normal had taught us some lessons about slowing down. It reminded us of how quickly life...

Starting to Run, One Baby Step at a Time

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I am not a runner, but I started running the other day. More accurately, I did some running within 22 minutes. I ran for a...

Meet Melissa :: An Unexpected Path to Motherhood

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Tumultuous. That's the one word I would use to describe my entry into becoming a mom. I did not grow up yearning to be...

A Letter to My Smartphone

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Dear Smartphone, You are my best friend, my smartphone. You communicate with me every minute of every day. If I would let you, you would...

The Kind Bully

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“I’m not coming down. I do not want to ever see you or anybody in this house again,” my seven-year-old son exclaimed as I...