I love talking about love.
Love is wide blue sky simplicity, and ocean deep complexity. Love is low burning when pain comes stalking cold, and...
I stood in a conference room with about 2,000 other moms as the speaker instructed us to raise our right hand and repeat after...
It is November, and sooner or later we will all be asked the question “What are you thankful for?”
There is so much to be...
I’ve never been someone who demanded a lot of attention on my birthday. And when I turned 40, I really began to regret the...
Daycare provides my boys with fun activities and stimulation while I'm working. And most days when I feel guilty about leaving them and walking...
As we embarked on our first real family vacation last week, it never occurred to me that it would be any different than other...
Motherhood can be all-consuming.
For many of us it starts with pregnancy when the growth of your little one dictates what foods you should or...
I have five children. The oldest four are girls. And we just adopted a little fur-baby (puppy), yesterday, he’s a boy too.
Is a large...
Just over three years ago I became a pancreas. Yes, you heard me right, a pancreas.
My daughter Emma was diagnosed with Type 1...
I work in publishing by day, and take on freelance graphic-design work in the evening. It's a bit like Clark Kent by day, glasses...
In the last six months I have surpassed a couple of mothering milestones I never thought I'd reach. It still feels rather surreal that...
As Thanksgiving nears I can’t help but feel nostalgic. The feelings of gratefulness, thankfulness, and pride are smothering (in a good way).
As a Mother...
Babywearing is one of the oldest modes of caring for one’s child. Like breastfeeding, eating organic and buying local, babywearing has been having a...
There was the moment I saw it enter into my house and I held my breath.
Cloaked in a blue plastic bag, handed directly 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...
