Why I (Almost) Always Stop and Let People Talk To My Baby
We’ve all heard the rants of nervous mothers, upset that a stranger reached out and booped their baby on the nose. As a mom of three, I totally get it! It is important to be…
How Finding a Creative Outlet Brought Me Peace in Motherhood
Tell us a little bit about yourself! I’m a hand lettering and watercolor artist, and a wife to Cory and mom of four boys, Henry (5), Fulton (4), Pio (3) and Freddie (4 months). I’m…
What The People of Uganda Taught Me About Relationships
My name is Rozalyn. I never really liked it, but my mom said she wanted a name that was pretty but had powerful letters (Y and Z) in it. I’ve tried to live my life…
Letting Go of My To-Do List Made Me A Better Mother
Shortly after I snapped a photo of my beautiful, happy baby, she fell asleep peacefully in my arms. After twenty minutes, I knew she was fast asleep and I could put her in her cot….
I Prayed, Too
When we saw two pink lines in November 2017, my husband and I rejoiced over the blessing of a child! God heard and answered our prayers. We continued to pray when I started to bleed…
“Our Marriage Comes First” – Mom of Three and U.S. Coast Guard Officer
Tell us a little bit about yourself! Hi! My name is Ali. I am a Marine Engineer by trade and currently I am an officer on active duty in the U.S. Coast Guard as a…
The Parenting Growth I Didn’t Know I Needed
Sitting on the couch with my chronically lukewarm coffee, I looked down at two matters that required my immediate attention. The first was some food source of unknown origin plastered across my new outfit. The…
We Opened a Craft Brewery with Two Kids In Tow
Of all places, my husband and I met on Tinder a little over four years ago. We had no mutual friends and our only “matched interest” was probably a pretty common one: The Beatles. However,…
What I’ve Learned as an Army Wife
I share my husband with every citizen of this country. That’s an intense idea that’s hard to wrap my head around sometimes. It’s easy to fall into a trap of selfishness when I haven’t seen…
The Invisible Disorder I Wasn’t Prepared to Fight
I expected to have postpartum depression (PPD). Or at least, heavy baby blues. I have a history with adolescent depression and premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD—think PMS on steroids), so my doctor prepared me for this….
Flooring Renovation: Asbestos Removal and Choosing the Perfect Floor Stain
We finally completed the renovation of our first-floor flooring, and like most renovations, it was a bit more involved than we initially hoped for. When we bought the house three years ago, we knew the…
Roses are red: 8 beautiful shades of a paint color you might not realize you love
Lots of us love blues, greens, whites, and greys. And if neutrals are more your thing, you might think you need to stay far away from a color like red. But we think it’s worth…
