I was a young mom.
My first child was born a few days after my 22nd birthday. Four months after completing my time in the military and...
Jekyll and Hyde. My child has been both and in the same minute.
I swear to God, he can be laughing and acting as if...
some days I look around me and see mountains
mountains of laundry
miles I'm dying to run
stuffed animals on the office floor
dog drool on the walls
mountains...
Why do we walk?
We walk because type 1 diabetes, also known as T1D, is an autoimmune disease that is diagnosed in both children and...
For the longest time I was a stay-at-home mother and I loved it! I loved everything about it. The arts and crafts I created...
Spring is finally here in Vermont! This means the first day it hits over 50 degrees everyone runs into their closet to put on...
I'm sitting on the edge of the curb, iPhone camera in one hand, coffee cup in the other. It's 9:30 on a beautiful warm morning, the...
My daughter’s favorite person in the whole world is her Joon. My daughter is almost five and she is one of the most socially,...
I’ve always defined the word “scar” as the visible mark left by a wound or injury. But the dictionary defines it as “the mark...
When in the course of human events it becomes necessary for a mother to dissolve the demands of her family life...
By closing the bathroom...
When this article about What Normal Looks Like went viral, I was torn. On the one hand, I celebrate with moms who feel free from...
So much of our waking lives are spent in digital space - on our phones, computers and other devices - yet how often do...
I’m a reader. I. Am. A. Reader. I love to read. I make time to read. For me making time to read is the...
A Letter to My Daughters
I wrote this letter when you girls were 10 and 12. That’s fourth and sixth grade. I first thought to...
In + Around Vermont
Winter in Vermont
It is late fall and the temperature drops just enough for the precipitation to turn from pestery rain into beautiful, soft, magical snowflakes and...
