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I was in the checkout line at Publix the other day and overheard the 20-something’s phone conversation in front of me. She was chatting away at how “terrible the service was,” at what I presumed to be her favorite...
So much of my life as a mom involves sweating. I might be lugging bags full of my kids' stuff, wrestling a wild screaming toddler, or just living in Hotlanta - but chances are that there is currently sweat...
Picture it:  Atlanta.  December 31, 2015.  I am sitting on a couch with some friends, declaring to them that 2016 will be the Year of Me.  I pledge to them with passionate resolve that this year, I am going...
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...
In a very short time frame, life as our children and families knew it changed drastically in March 2020. A month later, we are still trying to make sense of our new normals, while trying to support our children...
My medical record will forever read G0P0.  I never managed to get pregnant during the "trying" time frame. Fortunately, I was a mother figure during that time to 3 stepkids, something I deeply enjoyed. And, I poured every ounce...
My kid apparently has the kind of face that makes people want to give her things. All the time. Even people we don't know. Seriously, one time at the zoo when she was about 2, T reached out for...
Covid-19 has certainly thrown everything for a loop. From work, to social engagements, and date nights, there has been a definite adjustment to daily life. When  I focus on the positive, there is one thing that happened - our...
Volunteer (v.): to do something, especially for other people or for an organization, willingly and without being forced or paid to do it. As moms, we wear many hats... we are wives, sisters, daughters, friends, employees, and quite often, volunteers....
It was my last Christmas shopping trip to the store. As I loaded my goodies to be checked out I noticed what the woman in front of me was buying. A loaf of bread, laundry detergent, batteries, and some...

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