Parenting Wisdom

I admit: before being a mother I have some very strong preconceived notions of what I would "never" do. Of course, parenting has taught me otherwise.

On the second day of mommy and me tears, we quit virtual learning — and I have zero regrets. I’m 22 weeks pregnant, with a toddler, a preschooler, a first-grader, and I also work a full forty hours a week...

Those words give me comfort every night when I am up nursing my 5 month old. They brought me comfort with all my babies. I eagerly awaited the six week mark when they started sleeping 3-6 hour stretches. And then...

To the moon and back: it's a good way to communicate the indescribable love of a parent for her child. Even if it doesn't always look that way.

As we lay in bed one night, my 2-year-old turned to me and said, “Jesus made me beautiful and all my friends love me.” In that moment, I couldn’t help but smile from ear to ear. I automatically agreed...

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Dear other mom, I see you everywhere. At dance class on Saturday morning, you arrive with your freshly painted manicure and pedicure. Your daughter, poised and sporting the same hairdo, smiles at me in a similar fashion, while you help...

As women, we share stories, experiences and our very lives with one another in a beautiful sisterhood of camaraderie. When I became pregnant with my first child, I was naive, but so very excited. My friends and family showered me...

It’s October now, and, like many others, I’ve been homeschooling my 6- and 8-year-olds for over six weeks. My partner and I made the decision to homeschool when it became clear that the public schools would be all online...

A few weeks ago we all loaded up the car and headed to a kid's birthday party. As soon as we walked into the bouncy house place my two year old darted to the inflatables. Soon after as we...