Ages + Stages

When it comes to wiping butts, we mothers tend to get a little opinionated. We choose our favorite brands and if anyone tells us there’s a better one we won’t believe you. I get many mixed reactions when I...

  Four. It has been four years since I have spoken to you; four years since I been able to send you flowers for Mother's Day. I remember the last Mother's Day I was able to celebrate with you. I still...

Two months ago I transitioned to a mom of two, under two. And can I be honest for a minute? I thought I was a hot mess before this. I’m always late. And when I finally get somewhere, I...

My identity since college graduation has been that I am a nurse, a labor and delivery nurse to be specific. I love it so much. I love being there for someone’s biggest day, holding their hand through the pain...

Twelve years ago I was teaching back to back to back classes on the Tech campus like I did every Monday morning. There was boring normalcy to the whole thing. I didn’t, and couldn’t, appreciate how nice boring and...

We were having a boy, It was almost unreal. My parents were so excited, They did something surreal. They bought a huge horse, A genuine Radio Flyer. I had no idea where to put it But keeping him was dire. He wore hats and held clothes, Sitting in...

As I was reflecting on a conversation with a close friend recently, it dawned on me: I’m sorry, but I’m really not sorry. If you read our string of messages, you might not think that was the case because,...

To know me is to know I have three daughters. I decided after we lost our youngest and while I was arranging her funeral that, if you are going to get to know me, you will know my heart...

As I prepare to close one of the sweetest seasons of my life, I feel compelled to share how I plan to cope with the coming changes. I have had the beautiful opportunity to have an extended maternity leave...

I have two outside-the-box little boys. And even though they’re young, the world around them is trying to get them right in line. “Purple is for girls” and “you’re too old for a dinosaur beanie” (which is literal blasphemy...