Last Sunday was Mother’s Day, but to my kids – it was just another day of learning and growing in their skin.  It’s almost always unpleasant – but I’m still grateful and consider myself blessed to be one of...
A year has passed now since becoming a divorced mom. I still have a hard time saying that. I strongly dislike the word divorce, and I’ve been trying to figure out why that is. If the topic ever comes...
I don’t love to admit this, but vacations are one element of parenting that I will sometimes lie about. When I tell friends or coworkers that I’m planning a family vacation or staycation, I feel somehow like I owe...
A brand new volunteer group has just gotten started here in Iowa City called the UIHC NICU Crafters. This group aims to pick up where The Preemie Project left off when they closed a few years ago, and provide...
Mother’s Day is full of notions of flowers, handmade gifts, brunch, perfectly behaved children, and the Hallmark goodness of the idyllic family life. It’s a day to not only honor the moms in our lives, but to embrace our...
There are a few precious things in life that transform us. Moments where there is a distinct "before" and "after." Where you can feel the shift as quickly as it begins. Motherhood was one of those things for me. ...

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From the beginning of the pandemic, I knew something was not right with my two year old. At first, I just chalked it up to the pandemic and the changes that brought for everyone. My daughter was used to...
Now that I’m well into the third trimester of pregnancy, it is quite obvious that I am expecting. It seems like everyone will comment on my growing bump; from relatives, friends, coworkers, even complete strangers like the cashier at...
What does it mean to live authentically in the age of social media? People used to live their lives behind closed doors. Before the age of long Facebook posts and never ending Instagram stories, people only shared the imperfect parts...
  Mother’s Day is coming up, and it’s easy to feel stumped about what to buy for the women in your life that you love.  I feel like May rolls around and my mind goes completely blank.  So, we’ve rounded...

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Winters in Iowa are known to be long and cold and spring tends to be rainy and windy but that doesn’t mean your family...

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