By Jennifer Meer. Ever since we became mothers, we spoke and started to plan but amazingly never actually pulled together one single kid-free, husband-free moment in that entire time.
One Hundred Percent
By Kathy Glow. I was in some kind of new mom bubble, thinking that I had to devote 100% of my attention to my sons or I would inevitably screw them up somehow.
Multiple Sclerosis, Two Kids, and a Tech Startup
By Kate Milliken. I was 35, single, and suddenly a member of a community I knew very little about: people with chronic illness.
Walk On
By Jennifer Savage. I've started walking. As a life-long runner, I have to say, it's a bit odd.
The Legend of Grandpa Carl
By Therese Steinhoff. My father died six days after my sixteenth birthday which meant he never met my husband or my children.
Bigger, Stronger, Laughter
By Kim Bongiorno. Everything stopped because of his laughter.
BFFs—A Present I Won’t Let Her Give
By Brenna Jennings. I’ve said no a thousand times to my five-year-olds requests for BFF anything.
Sacrificed on the Altar of the Santa Photo
By Debra Cole. We all have photos of ourselves as children screaming bloody murder on the lap of a large, creepy, polyester-clad man with fake white hair on his face. Right?
When Did It Get So Complicated?
By Shana Norris. Often, what should be a joyful, festive activity becomes nothing more than another thing to get done.
Tiny House, Northside
By Jennifer Savage. Honestly, I’m surprised sometimes how little I think about our farm life.