National Adoption Month
National Adoption Month is a time when we recognize and raise awareness about adoption. Often times, what reaches the surface in the...
Self-Care: Is it on your agenda?
“How are you doing, Mama?”
You don’t have to answer right away; I’ll give you a minute to think about...
There is no footprint too small to leave an imprint on this world.
-Unknown
Moments of Quiet Reflection
On Sunday, October 27, 2019, at New Beginning Christian...
Imagine a relationship. In the beginning everything is wonderful. Opening doors, buying gifts, a honeymoon so to speak. Then all of a sudden, things...
"Kinder than is necessary." I’ll admit it, I stole that quote. I downright stole it from one of my favorite books, Wonder. Man, is...
“Home health care is important because we can only do so much at the dental office. If you’re not doing the leg work at...
If you have not read Part 1 of this two-part series on dealing with shame in motherhood, you can read it here.
When Shame Instincts...
We lost our first baby yesterday. Our first fur baby, that is.
We adopted Rocco on August 28, 2004, when he was just eight weeks...
I was a teenager in the late 1990s/early 2000s. Contouring did not exist, and you didn't find winged eyeliner on every eye. All over...
Meet My Shame Monster
The morning had been going fine until it was time to leave a fun-filled library story hour. My two-year-old son was...















