The Inspiration: A Children’s Book About Everyday Moments For as long as I can remember, I’ve wanted to write a children’s book. Ever since I was a teen who worked with children as a high school student. That desire only grew in me when I had children of my own. For years, though, I never […]

There are so many kinds of messes in our home — and every one of them tells a story. Magnet tiles and Hot Wheels scattered across the floor from where the kids built entire towns… Play kitchen food tossed around after running a busy “bakery” serving powdered-sugar brownies… My toddler’s toys emptied from the bin […]

Motherhood has been teaching me lately that no matter how carefully I plan, kids are wildly unpredictable. Life unfolds on its own accord. As a mom, I’m learning that trying to force a moment into a shape I imagined usually leads to frustration. Instead, I’m practicing how to breathe, release the fear that rises in […]

When I first started noticing my toddler wasn’t gaining much weight, I felt that familiar kind of motherhood worry settle quietly into my chest. The kind that lingers in the background no matter how calm you try to stay. Some days he eats well. Other days he barely touches anything at all. Sometimes he chews […]