Columbus Mom

A friend once told me, “If you feel that your family isn’t complete, that feeling won’t really ever go away.” This friend has four children, and as she put it, she had to “beg, borrow, and steal” to get...

Let me begin by congratulating you. Being a mom is a hard, often thankless job, and you're doing great! The role of mother is one of the most important responsibilities a woman can have, and that’s why I encourage...

With the passing of Florence Henderson (aka Mrs. Brady of the Brady Bunch), I feel compelled to talk about one of the most important aspects of my life. I never planned to divorce the father of my children and...

Have you ever walked into a doctor’s office, frantically searched through your diaper bag to find the insurance card or vaccination records only to realize you left them at home? Have you ever moved across the country and had to...

Baby Mama Burnout. That’s what I call it. “BMB.” When a stay at home mom (or any mom, really) hasn’t had time away from her kids for months, years even, and her heart and soul just longs for time...

Before having a baby, all parents try to imagine what it’s going to be like. We try to imagine what color eyes they will have, what their personality will be like, and who will they look like. We read...

The frigid winter weather often means being stuck indoors and with a toddler, that can spell trouble for everyone involved.  These homemade play ideas will help you both beat the winter blues.    Now that winter's in full swing, the days gave turned...

After three years of parenting, I often find myself thinking about attention. Attention is a gift, perhaps the greatest gift. The quality of your attention says so much about who you are. How do you attend to your day,...

By the time you are reading this you will likely have made, and then broken, a number of New Year resolutions. That new gym membership? Diet? Pantry organization? Financial plan? Why do we set ourselves up for failure every...

It didn't really dawn on me that I was having twins until my baby shower when my mom asked me to pose for a picture holding up both car seats.  Shocked by the weight of the then still empty...