Parenting Wisdom

Girl-child is naturally left-handed. They kept telling us that you can't determine which hand the baby will use until they are older and start writing. We knew. She always liked things in her left hand, and it was just...

As we grow and learn in everything we do, whether as a mother, a daughter, a student, or co-worker, do you ever feel that feeling of no longer knowing who you are but rather feeling as though you are...

6:31am, the sky is black, Stone Temple Pilots are on the radio, I'm headed to work, and I see a falling star. All I can think to wish is that my baby boy is ok. This is when I...

Not only is Kara Bishop a wonderfully hilarious mom, but she’s an accomplished writer that’s graciously accepted the Lubbock Moms Blog position of Founding Contributor. She has a gift for sharing her motherhood journey in a way that we can all...

It started out as something I stumbled across trying to find some kind of inner strength. Trying to see if I had more in me than just the sweet girl who lets everyone run all over her. Trying to...

I don’t know why my daughter died. The words “sudden unexplained infant death” rest on the line of her death certificate. I have talked to the firemen that worked on her that day. I have called the medical examiner...

Mamas, it has been a year. Our world is in a pandemic, and our country is pretty damn fractured, as evidenced by our most recent election results. If your social media feed looks anything like mine, things are tense and...

I’ve heard the notion of taking your children on dates before. It has always been something I've wanted to do but has been hard to get on top of with everything else going on. Before all of this Corona...

  Ah, summer is finally here. I am a huge fan of the season. Outdoor activities, watermelon, and family vacations. Family vacations really can bring about some of the sweetest memories, but now being a parent, I’m realizing it is...

A few days ago, I learned that July is National Bereaved Parents Month. This was conflicting news to me. I myself have lost a child, 5 years ago next month, but did not know of this national acknowledgment in...