Parenting

  I don't think moms generally get enough credit as "leaders" in our society. I've read plenty of articles about how managers should value staff and clients, those that encourage supervisors to confidently inspire, and of course the ones providing...

I truly believe that your love for your child grows & grows the older they get. You advocate for them, encourage them, & help shape them into who they are supposed to be through your love. You don’t change...

One of the biggest lessons I've learned during my time as a parent is that things don't always go as you think they will.  Motherhood is humbling in so many ways and I've eaten my words on more than one...

I am Two! I know you think I’m REALLY wonderful and exciting and delightful to be around, except when I’m not. Sorry I bit you during my EPIC temper tantrum. Oh, and kicked you and hit you. You think...

Are you a mom who has a newborn who keeps you up all night? a toddler who finds every potentially dangerous object in your house everytime you blink? a two-year-old? That's all.  a strong-willed preschooler who exercises her right to...

A letter to my dogs: I'm writing this letter as we sit and hide in the playroom tent as the vicious pirates pillage the room around us (aka Captain Threeager and his First Mate Terrible Two). I can see in...

My son’s name is Rhys (pronounced Reese). I got the name while I was reading Sharon Kay Penman’s “Welsh Princes” series. Those books are fantastic historical fiction but absolutely devastating. My mother’s grandmother was named Gladys and my Mom’s...

For years before I met my children, I knew I would be a single mom. I planned to be a single mom. It was my plan A and my number one goal. While single parenting is often the result...

As a father to young children, ages four and two (and one more expected in June!), I am hyper-aware of my role as a parent. The well-being and future of my children are (mostly) in my hands. Each decision...

Look at this budding artist.  I may be biased (SPOILER ALERT: I am), but I think she is absolutely adorable. I shared this image on Facebook almost 4 years ago and proclaimed my excitement with my daughter's love of drawing.  Over...