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...
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,...
If your kid is anything like mine, they’ve been asking for a smartphone for a while now. Maybe you’ve been avoiding it like me. I’ve been saying “no” to a smartphone since my son was about nine years old....
Before I ever had kids, I always thought that I would be the cool mom. You know the type, the one that is more like a friend than a parent. As their best friend, my kids would tell me everything....
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 time with her is dwindling. It’s dwindling fast! Last week, we bought a senior parking pass. This week, she pressed “submit” on her first college application and just hours later we stepped foot onto her first campus visit....
Organization is not my natural inclination. As a single person, that worked out most of the time. I probably was not as productive as I could be, but I organized the big stuff - I knew where my extra...
The summer before my daughter's freshman year of high school, at marching band camp, we got an early education we weren't expecting. We learned that a combination of teens, cell phones and nude pics could result in pornography charges. ...
Middle school is rough, even when you’re 40.
It might even be harder. I recently had an experience that reminded me all over again of middle school, and how socially rough it can be to be a girl.
I have been...
A few months ago, I had a moment alone in the car with my 13-year-old. Bright, artistic, and quirky, she marches to the beat of her own drum. Many mornings she comes up fully dressed and I’m surprised at...
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...
