Grief

As expats living in Madrid, my family and I have become accustomed to new traditions. Many of these we celebrate as a family so that our children can learn about different cultures and traditions other than our own.  As many...

It seems like everyone everywhere is jumping on the Kon Mari bandwagon.  My Facebook feed is full of pictures of neatly rolled and folded t-shirts and washcloths and people posting about how they threw out and donated bags upon...

October 15th is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day. For many of us who have felt the incomparable pain of losing a child, knowing that others have been through something similar can be the difference between despair and hope....

One year ago, our family pet–our cat, Tommy–died. He got really sick, really quickly, and it was completely unexpected. We had adopted him from the shelter when he was a kitten and our children were six, three, and one....