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,...
My Dear Little Boy,
As you go out into the world, I have one wish for you: I hope that you always love the color...
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...
I am jealous of my daughter’s birthday
This week, my brilliant and sensitive miracle turns seven. I won’t ask where the time went, because I...
Remember that sound? The sound that can strike fear into the hearts of all parents? That tiny cooing somewhere in the darkness at 2AM?
Nope,...
It's the first weekend in May! Here are a few of our favorite family activities!
Saturday, May 2, 2015
Mayfest
Colorful ribbons will unfurl and young children...
Dear Playground Mom,
My daughter, Ellie, is 3-years-old. She’s unusually tall for her age. As in, literally off the doctor’s office development chart. She is...
Five years ago I took my children on the most beautiful trip to Mexico and we will never be the same.
I had gone two...
I am insecure. Not all the time, and not in all situations, but insecurity is not a foreign concept to me. It's not something I like...
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...
