Friendship

What’s the darkest most depressing word you can think of? For me, the answer is the word infertility. Yup, that’s it. Not a word that is morbid or horrific. Just a normal, everyday medical term that caused me some...

Every mother has experienced it. You're minding your own business, trying to read your grocery list off your phone with one hand, pushing your cart full of preschoolers and produce with the other, when it happens. A kindly grandmother-type...

It’s a phrase I must’ve been saying for years, but I have just recently started to notice. I love that my job as a doula allows me to talk with so many mothers. But early on in parenthood I...

Recently I met my high school girlfriends for a weekend trip to Galena, Illinois. We had not been in a room together for over 25 years. As is the case with many people in their mid 40’s, we reconnected via...

Technology is a wonderful thing. It allows us to communicate with people all over the world with the touch of a button. It allows us to wish Grandma a Happy Birthday or Uncle Frank a Merry Christmas no matter...

It’s that time of the year when Facebook news feeds are flooded with ’30 Days of Thanks’ countdowns, people announcing their RAKs (Random Acts of Kindness), and viral stories of strangers making a difference in the lives of others....

"I love your top!" "Oh this? It's ancient!" "Your haircolor is fabulous!" "Ugh...my gray is getting out of control!" "Have you lost weight?" "Pfhhhht! I wish!" "I saw your family photos on Facebook, they were great!" "The photographer worked magic; I hate having my picture taken!" "Your...

It’s morning, and after I get my daughter squared away with her breakfast, I sit down with my own bowl of cereal and pull up the day’s calendar. There it is, taunting me with those big upper case letters (why...

Dear Mama, Today you showed up. It took a lot to get you here, and I know it was not easy. You had to writhe yourself out of bed extra early, after a night of interrupted sleep, just to shower....

Recently, I have returned to the work force after being a SAHM for nearly two years. Since moving to the Corridor area at seven and a half months pregnant and giving birth, I have had a couple of part...