Traditionally, during the Lent, those forty days and nights leading up to Easter, one gives up something they value. My friend Aly, a soda f...

She was: sweats, never pink,  youth XL,  blue winter cap,  black sneakers.  She was: haircuts at the barber, a beer at the bar,  an egg sal...

The sky was filled with clouds that seemed to dance across the blue sky. Walking into the school that day, I remember the beauty. The though...

I pull off near the zoo. The cars and trucks line up, creating usual traffic on this exit. Looking back into the rear view mirror, their hea...

  This week for the Dare to Share Link Up I'd like you to link to a post about your dream job, what you wanted to be when you grew up as...

Recently I read an article entitled The Trouble with Bright Girls by Heidi Grant Halvorsen, PhD. For the most part, Halvorsen explains that...

Blue Glass & Ivory Soap These are the two things that come to mind when I think of my grandmother. From the time I was very little, I re...

There are many different milestones throughout a child's life. The first smile, rolling over, steps, words - these are often captured wi...

Way back before children, Bry and I imagined the life we'd live. We wished for beautiful children playing soccer in the backyard of our ...

My favorite thing about being a mom is that my daughter takes me for granted. In the spirit of Thanksgiving, someone had posted on the messa...

I must confess. I love(d) school. I enjoy learning and reading and even writing. I got my Masters in education a month and a half after Mo a...

Amongst my friends on facebook I came across " Vicky Bell's blog post and was both touched and inspired as I read her words in res...

Growing up I knew my parents loved each other. I could just see in their eyes that they were each others' soul mates. I did notice one t...

I have spent a bunch of time discussing (or maybe whining about) my own current status as a full time stay at home mama. I apologize. It see...

Yesterday I was talking to my 7 year old neighbor about school. As the school year comes to a close, I can't help but ask her a plethora...