***This was written a few months ago and it was saved so I could edit later. Things were too new, too raw and I was afraid of sharing something I would later regret. Today I told my eleven year old to not be a hero. In the past two months school shootings have shook our […]

Today, I bought a Hot Wheels car while grocery shopping. These cars are almost always 10 for 10. I know this because I have been buying these tiny cars on and off for over ten years. As we were strolling through the aisles, Asher reached for one. He has played with many of the ones […]

It’s only 11:00 am and I have already failed today. I failed to make it out of the house this morning without having a petty argument with my husband. I failed trying to talk to my tween about all the stuff I probably should in the brief time I have alone with him in the […]

I hope that one day they treasure pictures like this one. The ones I take with my flash off, catching a brief moment in time that I may not have again. The pictures they don’t know I took. The ones I will look at years down the road and I will cry. I will cry […]

I just got back from a wonderful morning with my best friend, her daughter and my youngest son at the aquarium. That term best friend is a tricky one. You can have good friends, even great friends. I know I’m in the majority here, but I think you can even have more than one best […]

Yesterday was my anniversary. It has been nine years since our “I dos”. It’s been fifteen years since we first started dating. It’s been eleven years since we became parents. You can put your life on a timeline, easily. You can document different events by the date they happened, but it doesn’t bring the life […]

It had been a long day. Actually, it’s been a long summer and as things are winding down and school is about to start back up, I’m feeling more pressure to soak up the last couple weeks, while prepare for the coming year. Finding the time to be everything to everyone means very little time […]

Tomorrow is Mother’s Day and I’m certain I’ll be seeing post after post on social media about how “I have the best mom”. I don’t doubt people believe that.  I had a childhood that was filled with joyous occasions with my Mom. The innocence that comes from being a child is something I still envy. […]

A year ago I didn’t know you would grow out of your 0-3 month clothes so quickly.  A year ago I didn’t know I would arrive at the hospital and you would be born just an hour later. A year ago I didn’t know how amazing your brothers would be with you. The depth of […]

12:50 in the morning and I simply can not sleep. It’s been an unbelievably long and exhausting weekend, but my heart and head aren’t resting. As I have laid here and spent some time talking to the man in charge, it comes to me that today (4-17) is my mother in law’s birthday.  My mother […]