Some days I have thought, "Where did I go?" I have wondered what happened to my dreams along with my character. I have wondered if they would ever find their way back to me, or...

You know that moment when you get the oh-so-subtle slant eye from someone as you're caring for your child the way your body and mind leads you? If you're like me, you sometimes hesitate in...

For many of us, it's summer time again- the time of year for running through the sprinkler and chasing down the ice cream truck as it sings and lumbers down the street. Unfortunately, it also...

I'm sometimes blown away by the sheer volume of products and practices marketed to new and expectant mothers. I'm sort of the eye-rolling type, so I get a little cross when I see lists to...

Just in time for Mother's Day! You Know You're A Mom When.... 1. You don't think it's weird at all to eat your kids' food scraps. 2. You've lost the social cue that reminds you...

Mother’s Day isn’t all tulips and chocolates for mothers who have lost their own mothers. All holidays can bring up a swell of emotions, memories, and longings when you’ve lost someone, but Mother’s Day has...

I've been thinking a lot about large family dynamics. With four naturally spaced kids, the age difference gets pretty spread out between the oldest and youngest. Even though two children is seen as average (in...

You know the drill. A well-intended adult dangling a desired object just out of your child's grasp, and with a flash of a smile and saccharin-sweet voice, "Now what's the magic word?"  If the magic...

Last week, I wrote about building mama confidence. A big reason this topic has proved important to me is that I became a mother in a foreign country where my confidence has been especially put...