Navigating through the teen and young adult years is stressful and confusing. Imagine if you also had to wonder where you would sleep that night and whether you would eat that day?
Tragically, homelessness is the situation for many Americans,...
I’ve only been a mom to a teenager for two years, but it has made me believe that our teens need us just as much as our tots do… or maybe even more.
Sure, we don’t spend nearly as much...
Okay, I’m going to be honest. I couldn’t even type the title without tearing up. There’s a very good chance that while writing this, I’m going to go through a whole box of tissues.
I went to my daughter’s end...
Middle school years can be complicated years. At least for me as a mom. And I’ve only just begun! Thankfully, a friend recommended a great book that has helped me as I begin to navigate the exciting, busy, confusing,...
Catastrophic, they say. Heartbreaking, I say. I visited what is arguably the world's most famous church during a summer foreign exchange program in high school. Notre Dame Cathedral is more than just a building to me. It's a visible...
What to do when everything is changing…
Change is good. Change is bad. Change is inevitable… Yada…yada…yada…blah…blah..blah…
Right now, I am taking my first breath of fresh air from my ugly and I mean a really ugly cry over a bad...
Every year my twins, now 14, and I set out on a summer pilgrimage to visit my mother at our extended family home on northern Lake Michigan. It can be a remarkably boring 25-hour road excursion unless my husband...
My darling niece, what can I say to you as you walk through this valley of the “big heartbreak?” I can tell you I have been there and I know you are hurting- that you can barely breathe. I...
Lately, I’ve been trying a lot of new things. I’ve been listening to new music, shopping different stores, and watching all kinds of new shows on TV. I’m actually making these changes by choice. See, my daughter is now...
It's important that we let our guards down and have an honest conversation about the more controversial parts of parenting—things like leaving kids home alone. It always benefits us to consider other perspectives. Even better is the opportunity to...
In + Around CO Springs
The Colorado Springs Guide To Indoor Play Places
When you are planning activities with your kids, the weather seems to play an important role! Let's face it, there are days when as...
