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Talk about it! This is such an important message to share. If you or a loved one is struggling with mental health issues, be brave and courageous and share your symptoms with a medical professional.  May is Mental Health...

Be Kind I feel like, as a society, we spend a lot of time talking about kindness. We teach our children to be kind, we give to charity, we talk about the kindness of strangers, paying it forward, and being...

Since moving away from our immediate family three years ago, visits are precious and far fewer than when we lived less than an hour away from everyone. Finding time to travel or time to host overnight guests is also...

I recently saw a quote on a canvas bag as I was looking for holiday gifts this year. I remember reading it and it stopped me in my tracks and I thought, "Oh... this is so true!"  It read: "Be...

Moms, can we just all agree that some days, weeks, and even months are really hard?! And while yes, this too shall pass, when you are living in the hard phase, it sometimes feels impossible to see the light...

Motherhood is being exhausted beyond all reason, yet still having an urge to get more things done. It’s pride that your child is growing and learning, and unexplainable grief that they will never be this small again. It’s giving everything you...

What A Year As we welcomed March back, it was difficult not to remember the anniversary of the pandemic. We have experienced many challenging hardships in the past year, and most of it I think we’d like to forget. But...

The loss of a parent is something I wish on no one, and yet, I can’t help but think the grief and the loss have somehow enveloped me with a perspective I wish I had sooner. Below is a...

I am the friend who pops in and out of your life. I’ll respond to messages (usually), but may not reach out to you on any kind of regular basis. On the surface, it appears that I am simply...

    I Realized Something Recently  Not too long ago, I was pondering whether I’d like to have a third child.  Just a few weeks away from my due date with baby boy #2 (let’s call him Baby G), and it hit me like...