The Scars Project was created to highlight the relationship between kids and their scars. Kids who’ve gone through something traumatic, and have come out on the other side stronger and braver for it.

These may be the last words they ever speak to me, I think to myself, searing them into my memory. Because today, I’m on an airplane.

We are also proud of the childhood our kids are having. Here, they are growing up with joy, mountains, lakes, fields, rivers and profound friendships.

The days following his confession of infidelity, I watched from afar as my he drowned his regret in a bottle of bourbon, while I was left faking normalcy for our children.

She wrote and rewrote this obituary a few times a year as a tool to examine her life, to feel grateful, and to remember what mattered.

The mother I want to be encourages exploration and adventure. The mother I am, poor girl, is still reeling.

Don't let your life be swallowed by excuses and regret. They may give you something to complain about but they don't make the beautiful life that you deserve.

Art connects us to each other when words fail. Pictures can be our common language, our way to connect with those we cannot understand.

I feel stretched, worn thin and the thing that bothers me most is that I seem to get to this place a lot, head in hands wondering what is wrong with me.

Marriage is not easy. It takes work-work-work-work-work (in my best Rihanna voice).