Big Kids

Now that it’s August, it’s back to school time. For some, it’s a period of mixed emotions. Some students are excited to enter a new grade level or school students other kids may have some anxiety to go to...

My eldest son recently returned home from an 11-day sleepaway camp in the North Georgia mountains. He returned a bit taller, his voice was a bit raspier, and a bit more sure of himself. Meanwhile, I was a blubbering mess.  My...

The reverent phrase, “Remember that you are dust and to dust, you shall return,” never loses its power over me even after hearing it my entire life. When I kneel and ashes are marked as a cross on my...

Since the time my oldest child had about eight teeth, I am not sure a single day has passed where my kids did not eat fruit snacks. What is it about a pack of fruit snacks? Is it because they’re...

Have you ever thought about what you wish you knew before becoming a single mom? All the challenges you would endure? I know I didn't. All I knew was the current situation I was in, wasn't the life I...

It’s obvious you are a mom, right!?  I mean, hello! My kids have yelled “mom!” like 10 times in the time it took to type this sentence.  However, if your child(ren) is involved in a sports program, then it...

October is National Bullying Prevention Month. Bullying is more than just being mean to another person. Officially, it is defined as repeated unkind or abusive behaviors that target a specific person and is intended to physically, socially, and/or emotionally...

Now that I'm a parent, it feels like I am constantly receiving advice, and constantly seeking it out. Occasionally, I'm asked to give it. I've discovered that nothing--NOTHING--teaches you how to filter advice like parenthood. The other day, a friend...

My daughter turns 19 this month, and this will be her first birthday away from home. She is at college, and while we will be able to celebrate with her early during her Spring Break, there is something that...

Use code ATLANTAMOM for 20% off your first Bombas sock order. Fun fact, I can stare down a whining kid from over 10 feet away. No lie. It’s not exactly a party trick but it works wonders when my kids...