The scariest part of living in Idaho was learning to drive in the snow. Keep in mind—Idaho roads were probably much more scared of me tha...

I never imagined that I would be giving birth while the world was on fire. I got my positive pregnancy test on February 3, 2020 and well—...

Last night, two things of seemingly little consequence occurred. 1.) My new 800 thread count king-sized sheets finally arrived, and 2.) ...

Like most of you, I love this time of year. I love watching Christmas lights pop up around my neighborhood. I love the messy stack of Ch...

Ellie was a great sleeper from the start. At three weeks old she was sleeping through the night. By the time she was one, she was sleepin...

One day, long before we were parents, I made Michael lasagna. I know it’s kind of difficult to mess up mozzarella-y, beefy, noodle-y good...

Michael is kind of this super-handsome annoyingly-fit sort of guy. Like, he can just decide to go run a half-marathon without training an...

I’ve already confessed that I’m pretty good at throwing myself some pretty epic pity-parties. Seriously, button me up in some too-tight p...

After a couple of weeks of playing pass the sickness, everyone in my family is finally on the up and up. When I realized that it is alrea...

Today while I was cooking dinner, you scooted a chair up next to me and climbed up. You told me, “I wanna help you, Mommy.” I was choppin...

We had already said "I love you," a few weeks before Michael told me, fingers intertwined, that I was his best friend. I remember hesitat...

There is just something lonely about a Monday morning. It started off early, as most days do, and I felt the weight of the week in front ...

In middle-school, it was a look. I wasn't unpopular and I wasn't bullied. But man--- grades six through eight are not for the faint of he...

Michael’s and my favorite thing to do is to spend time with our girls…but our next favorite thing to do is to spend time without them! W...

Five seconds after a desperate prayer for patience spoken out loud, I let go of the steering wheel just long enough to smack my hands tog...

There I was with a rotund eight-month pregnant belly, over-stuffed diaper bag falling off one shoulder, car keys and cell phone in one ha...

I squinted the sweat out of my eyes to look at the stop watch counting down on my phone’s screen. Ten more seconds in plank position. KIL...

My inadequacies as a wife are extensive. For some reason though, I was able to evade this humbling truth for exactly 12 months and 29 day...

Last night I woke up at 3:30 am to Michael handing me a glass of cool water. He does this from time to time, usually because when I have ...

April 17, 2015 Today wasn't good, and while I want nothing more than to close my itchy-been-cryin'-all-day eyes, I also want to remember ...