I am a little Christmas-obsessed. I mean, I am my mother’s daughter and she has been dubbed The Queen of Christmas...so I’m not bragging...

Family, Friends, Friendly Family, and Family-ish Friends, Merry Christmas and Cheers to 2022! We have had very good times, very sad...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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! ...

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...

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...

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....

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...