For Mom

No one I talked to blamed me or questioned what I was doing. When I told them that I was quitting teaching they all just nodded or said they understood. A few told me, "If I was 10 years...

Photos and our memories are all we have left of the past! And while I am a great believer in living in the moment and not dwelling on the past or worrying about the future, there are just some...

I had no idea breastfeeding was painful... Mothering is extremely difficult and we are quiet about some of the most challenging aspects of it. Before my daughter's first latch, I didn't know that breastfeeding was painful. It took me months...

Happy National Adoption Awareness Month! My husband and I have been on a stop and go adoption journey for over two years. Having issues with infertility we decided to adopt through foster care. After having our biological daughter,  we kept...

Why are parent's so judgmental of each other? I hear judgmental remarks on everything from potty training to drinking water without a sip cup. Why are people so quick to judge when we are all just doing the best we...

After the birth of my second child, I decided to become a stay-at-home mom (SAHM). While some women dream of the day that they can kiss their job goodbye and walk out the door Jennifer Aniston style in Office...

Every 'diet' and 'healthy eating plan' out there agree on at least one thing, eat more veggies! That may be the only thing all eating plans have in common! But I believe it is true and I want to...

Oh, Tummy Time, how my children loathe thee.  But it is a necessary evil.  Research shows that tummy time is the best way to get your baby to hit all of her milestones, from sitting up on her own...

I don't just drink coffee, I NEED coffee. Coffee is the one constant in my ever-evolving definition of "busy."This weekend I finished grading 96 essays for the four English classes I teach at NAU, participated in an online teaching...

In my wildest fantasy, DCS calls me in the middle of the night (because even though it is a fantasy, I'm still realistic) to ask my husband and I to come get a baby that has been given up....

"Motherhood is the greatest thing and the hardest thing." - Ricki Lake Leslie O'Hara of Leslie O Photo spent an afternoon with Tiffany and her sweet daughter. We'd call this session a classic Flagstaff mother-daughter date. Storytime at Bright Side Bookshop...

I spent the better part of a decade employed by the film and television industry. It paid my bills and provided health insurance coverage so amazing that I only paid $100 for my child's hospital birth. The industry was...

"I believe this view of motherhood is getting lost and leaving us all feeling so secluded in the "real life" motherhood. We get the idea that every other mom is so much more glamorous in this stage of life...