There is something so profound about the ability to deeply understand the impactfulness of the “mhm” as a parent or lover/partner. In roles where we often want to fix, solve, change, nurture, and take all of the problems away it’s easy to get out of the practice of using the “mhm” and instead replace it […]

Dear Momma,  13 years ago I sent my first son off to school for his first day of Kindergarten. All of these years later I can still picture him walking in the front door, head down, Spiderman backpack swallowing him whole, with a stoic look on his face. On the outside, I was smiling, waving, […]

The other night my husband and I went out to dinner and decided to take a meal to my son who was pulling a 12-hour shift at work. As we were pulling in, I noticed his car parked in the lot and a moment that often hits me enveloped me once again. I turned to […]

I remember the moment we decided to stop sports. It was the end of July, so hot that there was steam practically coming off of our deck floor. The pool felt like bath water at that point but we were all in it trying to cool down, all the same.  The string lights were twinkling, […]

Bare walls, nothing breakable, and furniture that could take a beating were my home requirements until a couple of years ago. Raising 4 boys in a home will require you to place all of your interior design dreams on the highest shelf of your closet with a promise to “visit later – like in 20 […]

Honestly, just typing out that title got me in the feels because while I’m qualified to write this post it still seems unreal that I have two teenagers in my household, one who will be graduating high school next year and the other who will be driving in just a few months. All the sayings […]

Sometimes when you pick up your child you can feel the map of your own bones beneath your hands, or smell the scent of his skin in the nape of his neck. This is the most extraordinary thing about motherhood – finding a piece of yourself seperate and apart that all the same you could […]

Congratulations, you’ve made it to the teenage years! Or, should I say, buckle up, buttercup, because you’re in for one wild ride. As the parent of 2 teenagers, you know that it can be an incredibly rewarding and challenging experience. In this post, I’m sharing some of the lessons I’ve learned the hard way (you’re […]