Tag: motherhood

From the time I was in first grade, I knew I was meant to be a teacher. It is all I ever wanted to...

It's August now, back to school time. I was going to write something like "Tips for Dropping Off Your College Freshman." Turns out, I’m...

I went back to work in the new year after my second maternity leave. So far, the transition back to work and the daycare...

Writer’s note: I plan to write this series of posts anonymously, not because of shame but because it is impossible to tell my story...

"How many kids do you have?" It’s really an innocent question, but one I always struggle to answer. I'm a mom to three little boys;...

Plans are well underway for our 6th annual Bloom: Moms Morning Out, and although everything is looking very different this year, we are (as...

Brave. Do you consider yourself to be a brave person? If I were to use adjectives to describe myself, brave probably would not be...

Sometime last fall I really messed up when talking to my youngest about his newest piece of artwork.  He brought it over, beaming and...

I became a mother in December 2011 and we brought our daughter home from the hospital to a condo in North Liberty. We had...

I remember the snuggles. The baby smells. How his tiny little head fit perfectly under my chin. I remember his tiny cries and how...