As other parents are happily checking items off their children’s back-to-school lists and looking forward to a life of structure once again, I am over here sobbing as I look at the calendar. Why am I dreading back-to-school season so much, you may ask? Is it because I love my kids so much that I…
Marriage
For All the Moms Who Just Want to Be Seen
Every night at dinner, the same thing happens: I ask one of my four children if they would like a certain drink or a scoop of vegetables. “Would you like water or milk?” I may ask one of them. “Could I get you some broccoli?” I might ask another. And every night at dinner, the…
My Husband Knew Nothing About Our Finances
“Ohhh, I have to hide these shopping bags, my husband is going to kill me!” my friend said, her arms laden with her latest haul. I smiled, but couldn’t bring myself to laugh along. The truth is, I just can’t relate to that tired joke about men handling the money while women spend it all…
Nobody Told Me Buying a House Would Be So Stressful
When I was pregnant with our second baby, I became obsessed with buying a house like right now. At the time, we were living in my in-law’s converted farmhouse apartment, which was perfect for us as we started our little family, but once the nesting of pregnancy hit again, I was ready to move on….
31
What does 31 feel like? Well, honestly, 31 feels like hope. I want to give in to the looming fear underneath it, the one that says there’s no way I have lived enough life to be 31. I’m 31?! What do I have to show for it? We are still in our “starter house” seven…
Couple Crush Alert: Channing and Jenna Dewan Tatum
Raise your hand if you’re anything like me and have watched “Step Up” more times than you can publicly admit, regularly follow both Channing and Jenna’s social media accounts, and swooned over Channing’s Mother’s Day tribute to Jenna. Yup, you’re officially crushing on this couple just as much as I am. Welcome to the club….
When Motherhood Is Both
From the moment I wake up in the morning to well, really all night long, I feel like I am holding my breath, anxious and just waiting for a disaster, in the form of a small child, to hit. There is no assurance that I will have 10 minutes, five minutes, or even five seconds to…
Review My New Book For Free!
I am so excited to unveil my newest book, The Moments That Made You A Mother. (And how gorgeous is my cousin of j&j brusie photography on the cover??) My latest ebook features eleven short essays that take you on a journey of motherhood–from laughing at those times we have looked at our bed with the…
She Experienced-And She Inspires!
I love finding new blogs to follow and amazing women to inspire, so I’m pretty excited to introduce you guys to Sherelle Gilbert, the founder + editor of She Experienced. Sherelle is a Michigan girl at heart, like me, who grew up in the suburbs of Detroit and started She Experienced to share her passion…
Wives? End The Silent Treatment
When we first got married, it’s quite possible that I was the worst wife on the planet. Granted, we were pretty young when we got married — barely 21 — but aside from the fact that we were young, I had a lot to learn. The truth is, there was one arsenal in my bag…