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Decision Time: How Do You Know When You Are Done Having Babies?

There's things about pregnancy (and parenting) that I love. There's also things that I hate and could easily do without. I like my sleep, I'm selfish and I want to sleep good at night. The huge belly, leg cramps, and ha…
Forget The Jones', I'm Content!

Contentment: A feeling of calm satisfaction. Have you ever yearned for that feeling? That sense of "ahhh?" Being a full-time working mom (does that even exist anymore?), you rarely get these moments in life. From la…
Turning Dreams Into Plans

Yesterday I cranked up Adele and screeched at the top of my lungs. I LOVE to sing, and really I'm not that bad at it, not celebrity good but not ear-shattering horrible either. When I was younger my life's ambition was…
Conversations With Our Kids: Why Did You Choose To Be With My Father?

As our kids grow up, they start asking more complex questions. They go from wondering why the grass is green, to "Why is that man holding a sign?". As they grow, it's our responsibility to teach them and to share with…
I'm Going To Miss This

As I was reading my daughter some books and putting her to bed, I started thinking about the future. The near-ish future. And then I got all emotional just thinking about it. The fact is, I LOVE being a stay-at-home-mo…
60 Ways To Make Life Simple Again

Don’t try to read other people’s minds. Don’t make other people try to read yours. Communicate. Be polite, but don’t try to be friends with everyone around you. Instead, spend time nurturing…
My Thoughts on Stem Cells and Fetuses

Stem cells can be found in an embryo that is 3 to 5 days old. Scientists take those cells, and experiment with them. They can also take those stem cells and put it in another person's body who needs another organ or l…
What Have You Sacrificed For Your Children?

*I got this idea from my Redbook Magazine. They posed the question, what have you given up for your kids?* This can also be something you "put on hold". A few months before I got pregnant, my husband and I had gotten an…
Snapshot of a Thursday Morning

One of my favorite authors was interviewed on the radio about her latest book, The Waiting Place, this morning. Although I've read the book multiple times already, Eileen encourages listeners/readers to look around you w…
My Future Family

I only assume that most people end up dreaming endlessly about their future. Or maybe it's just me. Once again, in the few minutes that I had where I wasn't running after kids I was dreaming about how my future family w…