Today is our 15th Valentine's Day together, and next month will bring our 14th wedding anniversary.
This has been a wild and crazy ride, to...
Hello, lovely parents of the Internet! I am Gretchin, mom of a wild two-year-old, Ellie, and new contributor to BVT Moms Blog. I’m so...
Before I became a parent, I heard on more than one occasion how difficult it was to maintain friendships once you have children. You...
I’ll start with a confession: when my daughter was a baby, I faked it.
Every night, often multiple times, I faked it and my...
The Meaning of Valentine's Day
I don’t need a Valentine, a paper with a heart.
I don’t need some Hallmark words with baby Cupid art.
I don’t...
So, have you heard about the Mormon moms on TikTok who got caught up in a swinging scandal? I swear this is not a...
Sex with my husband saved my marriage.
Making love connected us not just physically, but also mentally and spiritually. Our lovemaking was a beautiful reminder...
When my husband and I brought our oldest son home from the hospital, I just wasn’t right. I didn't know at the time, but...
My birthday was last month. My husband asked my Mom to take the boys for us and he took me across the border for...
When I returned to work after maternity leave, my husband switched to working second shift so he could be at home with our 4...
This message is brought to you by a divorced mom who would just like to get it out there that divorced life as a...
When Meghan Markle bravely declared on international news that she was, “Not okay,” after the birth of her first child, I found myself nodding...
Dear Friends Who are Pregnant with Their First Child (or Who Just Had Their First),
It's Okay.
You and I might not have had a chance...
I think back to the days when my husband and I first met - when I would stare at his face admiringly for hours...


















