As a baby, I had black hair, a fair complexion, and perpetually bright pink cheeks. I was the first child and my father loved...
When my girls were young I remember hearing a lot of advice and comments about what it would be like to raise them. These...
No one prepared me for this love.
It is a warmth behind my lungs, spreading from my heart. It is pure happiness.
When I first held...
I do love spending time with my children; after all I am a stay at home mother.
However sometimes there are types of “play” that...
For as long as I've been a contributing writer on this blog, I've wanted to talk about what it means to be a working...
I have had an earworm for a few days now. It's Kahlil Gibran's poem "On Children" or rather the Sweet Honey in the Rock song...
When my boys were about nine and 10 years old, I began to experience what I can only describe as a “pre empty nest...
Growing up I counted myself lucky.
I had a family, a home, and some pretty spectacular friends. It wasn’t until I had my own children,...
Do you suffer from resting b***h face?
Have you even heard of resting b*t*h face? Resting b*t*h face is also referred to as, “b*t*hy resting...
Middle school arrived with a flourish.
A new school year, a new and much larger school, new classmates and a whole host of new opportunities,...
There are so many wonderful, beautiful, life-changing reasons to have kids.
But there are quite a few "bonus" reasons for having kids around, too. Whether...
"In vain you rise early and stay up late..." (Prov. 127:2)
How many hours of sleep do you get? How many do you dream of...
Recently I have been witness to wonderful things happening all around me. I'm talking about people giving back, charity work, donating, and volunteering. Through...
My wife and I have twins. Toddler twins, of the boy-girl variety.
Almost two years into parenting them, (and over 2 years since we found...
In + Around Vermont
The UVM Men’s Soccer National Championship Matters to Vermont Families
Late into the evening on Monday, December 16, I lay in bed while my three kids were asleep, watching the Men’s National Collegiate Soccer...
