Aug 4, 20208 min15 Things I’ve Learned In My First Year Post-DivorceRecently, Facebook memories popped up with a nearly 10-year-old photo of my newly blinged, stunningly beautiful engagement hand.
Jul 23, 20192 minThree Children Is Too Many"You have it a lot worse than I do." You were wrestling with your two children in the parking lot when you saw my three. I know you didn'...
Jun 18, 20191 minI Wasn't Born To Be A MotherI wasn't born to do this. It's been a few years now and I don't relish the chaos. I don't thrive in it.
Jun 14, 20192 minI'm Guilty of Judging Other MomsI want to tell you that I stopped judging moms once I became one. That I was above mom shaming and once I walked in a mother's tired shoe...
Jun 11, 20192 minI Don't Enjoy My ChildrenI don't enjoy my children. Not like I wish I could. My daughter was having a dance party while her dad cheered her on. I was holding a bo...
Jun 6, 20193 minBefore You Have an Affair, Read ThisThere comes a time in life when affairs, like death, become unavoidable. They are a part of the adult landscape; you just hope the bomb d...
Mar 11, 20191 minLet's Hold Them Now, They Will Hold Us LaterI was burned out last night. My son crawled in my bed and put his arm around me. “Does this feel better?” he whispered. It did. It was th...
Mar 7, 20191 minOur Anniversary Isn't Special It’s our anniversary. And there are no roses. It happened on Valentine’s Day too. I think the special days are hard on purpose. It remind...
Mar 6, 20191 minHe's Lucky to Have You He’s lucky to have you. I know people don’t say that often. One diaper change and someone will turn to you and say how lucky you are to h...
Mar 5, 20191 minBecause God Gave Me a DaughterMy aunt would point out the cellulite on my prepubescent thighs. And I learned what little girls don't need to hear because God would giv...
Mar 4, 20192 minListen to The People Suffering When I called off my engagement two months before the wedding, very few of my friends asked how I was doing. I would stand in rooms with ...
Mar 1, 20191 minMy Husband Makes My Coffee Each MorningMy husband makes my coffee each morning. • I know it’s small. I know it should seem insignificant in light of all the big things that wil...
Feb 27, 20192 minBuilding Relationships When my friend’s dad died unexpectedly she called me, because there is no app for that. I didn’t know what to say. One second her life wa...
Feb 26, 20192 minThis Was Never the Vision I Had For My LifeI don't know how I ended up here. This was never the vision I had for my life. When I was a child I thought I'd be a doctor or a lawyer. ...
Feb 25, 20191 minLet's Not Just Pray When Plan A is gone, pray harder. We can still kick the crap out of Plan B. When we’re afraid that we might drown, pray harder. When I ha...
Feb 23, 20191 minBreathing Out the Negatives It’s not sadness that kills us. It’s the belief that we will ALWAYS be sad. It’s not anxiety that consumes me. It’s when I get anxious th...
Feb 21, 20191 minThe Truth About My Marriage Here's the truth about my marriage. Two days ago I wrote about how balanced we are, what great partners we are, and how we compliment eac...
Feb 20, 20191 minFar From the Perfect Mom I’m that mom who lays in bed praying to God for the strength to get up. I’m that mom who finds out school is closed right after we get in...
Feb 19, 20191 minThe Husband I Did Not Dream Of For every counter I wipe there’s a gas tank he fills. For every craft I organize there’s a living room wrestling match he MCs. I make sur...
Feb 18, 20191 minYou Have the Power I walked away from my relationship with my husband once. Of course he wasn’t my husband then, but everything still broke. He said he didn...