My husband doesn’t know how to sit still. I say that as though he might want to be sitting and relaxing, but the truth is, nothing makes him happier than preparing our weekly schedule and penciling in practices, games and tournaments on every night. He is happiest when we he knows he will be spending time on the ball field… View Post
Some days I can’t breath. It seems so melodramatic to say it that way, but it’s true. Some days I just feel entirely stifled by this beautiful, extraordinary life that I’m living. I’m knee deep in motherhood, and it’s a blessed gift. I do not for a second take for granted this opportunity I’ve been given to raise four amazing… View Post
My child is an eater. Every couple hours like clockwork she runs into the kitchen ready for a snack. And she doesn’t mess around when she’s ready to eat either. (Anyone else have a little one like this?) So having snacks ready to go is always a priority for me. But what if you’re on-the-go? These snack ideas are perfect for… View Post
She loves it when I lay down with her at night. Squeezed together in her twin bed, sheets usually tangled around our knees because she’s a violent sleeper, we share the giggles and secrets of girlhood. These are the moments when she opens up. The barriers come down as she talks into the surrounding darkness. It seems she matures just… View Post
The warm weather has finally arrived and my sights are firmly set on my favorite season: Summer. I’m happy to confess I’m counting the days until the full relaxation can set in – until the alarm will no longer be set for some ghastly time pre-dawn, until my schedule is no longer dictated by homework and school lunches belonging to… View Post
As a kid, I bounced out of bed on beach mornings like most kids do for Christmas, Disney World or, in my husband’s case, all things baseball. Living in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles, the beach was just “over the hill” about 30 minutes, but you could never count on the sun to be shining as much, the… View Post
