So I went to dotMOM this past weekend …

What can I say about an event that involves Melanie Shankle and Sophie Hudson except you know you’ll laugh! This year’s dotMOM conference was fabulous! It’s been a few years since I have been able to attend dotMOM and I was very excited to go this year with some of […]

A Prayer for my Girl as She Begins Her Sophomore Year

This morning my girl started her sophomore year of high school. {yes, all the feels. all of them.}  And I realized it was the last time I’d drive her to her first day of school.  Next year she’ll drive herself. Not going to lie, it feels like there is a […]

A Letter to the Ones Who Will Skip Church on Mother’s Day

You’re already dreading it. It feels like too much to ask. I get it. I’ve been there. All I could think about from May 1st was my desire to skip church on Mother’s Day. For several years the second Sunday in May was the hardest day of the year for me. More than […]

I Don’t Have to Be the Perfect Mom {and neither do you!}

My friend Marguerite and I walk together several mornings a week. Recently {and what seems like always lately},  I was bemoaning my failures as a mom. Marguerite, who has three boys of her own, looked me in the eyes and said, “You would never let any of your friends talk about […]