Parenting Wisdom

Lessons I’ve learned about motherhood so far: 1)      Poop happens. It just does. And it always happens in the most inconvenient times and places. Examples include:  the grocery store checkout line, the swimming pool, and best of all, on the...

In a perfect world I would plan a perfect birthday party. Every last detail would be planned at least a month in advance. The invitations would go out with plenty of time for friends to RSVP. The decorations would...

From the time I was a little girl dreaming of what I wanted to be when I grew up, I always pictured a high powered business woman. I used to play "office" in my bedroom, filing away nonsense paperwork,...

When you try and try for a baby and it continuously does not happen you become desperate for options. I  found out the hard way that my health insurance did not cover "infertility" related procedures or doctor visits. I...

I'll never forget my best friend when she had three school-age step kids plus a toddler and a baby and a lady from our church offered to help her by accompanying her to the grocery store. I was excited...