The riveting performance of Amanda Gorman at the Presidential Inauguration somehow breathed new life into a literary form that is oftentimes overshadowed by fiction,...
In my last post, I listed the top 5 "Teen Angst" and "Heartbreaking Relationship" movies that I can't wait to share with my kids...
I’ll never forget the first time I was asked “The Question”. We were stopped at a gas station filling up when this woman approached...
I have a confession to make, and I can already see the reactions going two ways. Some moms will relate, while others will want...
Before I had children, I always said I wouldn't turn into the type of parent who doesn't have time for their non-parent friends. It never occurred to...
Now that my kids are in school, I decided it was time to adopt a rescue dog.
The only problem is that I knew next...
Here's what I love about Vermont.
I have told a few people over the past few days that I'm ready to go back to work....
When it comes to spirituality, I consider myself a “Jill of all Trades.” I was raised Methodist, am the daughter of a Catholic Deacon,...
A kids' garden is a wonderful, magical place.
That being said, it's one thing to visit a kids' garden and quite another to plant one...
I always wanted to have two or three children. I grew up with siblings and valued having someone around to play with. But my...
I hate to cook. I love baking, but I hate to cook.
I'm not good at cooking. I don't have any kind of palate and...
Recently, I read a book that really made me question my parenting choices.
Glow Kids is written by Dr. Nicholas Kardaras and describes how...
I think I’m having an identity crisis. Today, I test drove a minivan. And I liked it. Now I have minivan-ity.
I swore I...
I have two children ages five and seven and a half. So, why am I reacting to the sound of a random stranger’s baby...


















