"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't actually mean that...

I 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.

I 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 shoes it was the wake up...

I 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 bottle in the baby's m...

There comes a time in life when affairs, like death, become unavoidable. They are a part of the adult landscape; you just hope the bomb doesn’t go off too cl...

I 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 the first moment of my...

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 reminds you that marriage ...

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 have him though. If h...

My aunt would point out the cellulite on my prepubescent thighs. And I learned what little girls don't need to hear because God would give me a daughter. I s...

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 my heart broken and ...

My 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 will come each day. & y...

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 was spinning and then ...

I 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. I pictured myself at...

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 have been faking happy...

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 that I am anxious. Too...

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 each other. I meant eve...

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 the car. I’m that m...

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 sure our home has the t...

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’t know if he ever w...

Find your person. Find your person who doesn’t just pray for you, but with you. Find your person who you can speak crazy dreams to, that are otherwise hard t...