There’s a billion reasons not to have children and only one good reason to: LOVE. I’m not talking Hollywood love, but the real deal. The love that makes women lift cars, take bullets, fight evil grown men, and single-handedly become supernaturally empathetic when it comes to their kids. The LOVE with all caps that leaves […]
Being a Present Parent – Guest Post by Samara from Tiny Fry
This post contains affiliate links from third parties. I have been compensated to include them. I knew that as a parent I’d be facing physically and emotionally messy times. And I knew that I’d have to adjust by, say, not expecting the dishes to be put away every night or by letting the pretzels stay […]
Motherhood is Like Living in a Foreign Land – Casady’s Story
The night my first child was born the nurse handed him to me, pointed to a call button on the wall, and left the room. I was in a foreign country, recovering from an emergency c-section, with a strange creature in my arms and painful nipples. I could barely manage to drink from a glass […]
National Adoption Month Series – Robyne’s Story
I am the adoptive mum of two beautiful treasures from Taiwan. Ben is 10 ½ years, and Hannah is 7. It is such a privilege being entrusted to raise and love these two awesome children. It has been an amazing journey, and I wouldn’t change any of it! My life didn’t really go to plan, […]
National Adoption Month Series – Vera’s Story
I have always known what I wanted in my life. Since childhood the thing I wanted for my life more than a high-flying career, the perfect wedding, or the house with a white picket fence, was to become a mother. I didn’t want to be just any mother, though, I wanted to adopt. We can […]
7 Simple Things to Do When Your Kids Hate School – Guest Post by Ruth
This post contains links from third parties. I have been compensated to include them. I rarely drop-off and pick my kids up from school. My husband does that since I take the train to move around. But recently my husband was out of town for a conference, so I had to drive by and pick […]
Silent Grief – Aradhana’s Story
“Breathe. Listen for my footfall in your heart. I am not gone but merely walk within you.” – Nicholas Evans Heartache. Heartache is worse than any physical pain; unfortunately, time is its only healer. A lot of you may have first experienced heartache back in school or college. I have also had a fair share […]
Wherever They Are in the World, Mothers Are Still Mothers – Jessica’s Story
Last Friday morning I left my children with my husband and jumped in the car with a friend to drive to a larger city nearby for a girls’ day. We were excited to seek out all the best super markets in hopes of finding chocolate chips, brown sugar, nice cuts of meat, and boxed macaroni […]