Parenting Wisdom

We went on a family vacation. We took this doll along with us in honor of our daughter that is not here. But, it still super sucks. Just because we have this doll and we are all smiling, doesn't...

Everyone has lost someone close to them. Well, almost everyone. For the ones who have, there are specific phrases, words, poems, songs, pictures, movies, or even faces that remind them of their loved ones. Usually, these are sweet, beautiful...

So. I’m not generally a helicopter mom about most things. My kids play outside by themselves, I let them go to the bathroom by themselves at restaurants, I’m generally pretty chill about letting them try out their wings about...

Moms, hear me out. Take a solo vacation. Seriously. It's amazing. Whenever I travel without my husband or kids, people assume it must be lonely, or that they weren't able to tag along for some reason, or (probably) that...

It was January of 2015, and I had just barely made it through Christmas. I may or may not have put up a tree that year, not sure. At this point in time, I hadn't worked for close to...

I don't know what it's like to be sitting in your shoes. Holding your baby all this time. Grieving for me, with me, among all the devastation, all the while, still holding the precious gift God has given you....

Growing up, there were times when we would think, "When I'm a mom, I won't do that," because of course at 7, then 13, then 17, we both always knew best. Boy, were we WRONG, and honestly, both couldn’t...

Being a mom is absolutely the hardest job I have ever had. Sacrifice and parenting really do go hand in hand. You start by sacrificing your body, then comes the mental sacrifice with the lack of sleep and what...

  Having toddlers is HARD. It's one of the most overwhelming and time-consuming things I've ever experienced. There are some days I'm literally with kids from the moment I wake up to the moment I go to bed. I have...

A rainbow baby is a baby born after loss. In a sense, the new life represents the rainbow after the storm and after the devastation of loss. Whether it be a miscarriage, still birth, or infant death. And, it...