On Friday, I shaved what was left of Penelope’s hair. She decided she had had enough of it thinning and getting matted, and just wanted it over with...

When I was down in what felt like an extremely dark hole, I was trying anything and everything to claw myself out. What I now know to be...

Lately, things are extra loud around here.    Our kids are still little enough to rely on us for pretty much everything. Ciro never stops moving, talking, or moving...

Ciro loves his big sister, and I don’t think I could stress that enough. He looks to her when he does something funny so he can be sure...

Penelope’s preschool teacher walked her to my car at pickup, and I could immediately sense something was off. “I bet you’re wondering why Penelope is wearing different pants,”...

Every year I’ve cooked a turkey (beginning in 2012), I’ve ordered it directly from the farm. I pick it up myself from the farm the Tuesday before Thanksgiving....

“The cow runs away from the storm while the buffalo charges directly toward it — and gets through it quicker.” ~Wilma Mankiller, the first female chief of the...

(photo credit: brother-in-law, Dave) The text message came from my sister-in-law. The message simply read: “How’s your soul?” Between kids and busy lives, we don’t get to talk that...

How many times have you said to yourself, when thinking back on all of the crazy you experienced growing up: how the heck did I make it this far...

Recently we were at a party where there were lots of kids which prompted what I believe was a lesson in people. I was chatting with another mom,...