Mother’s Day is this weekend. Being a mother (and bonus mother) is one of the hardest things I’ve ever done, especially after Mitch passed. I think women give their all to others, it’s just part of our DNA but when […]
I orginally wrote this piece three years ago and it was published on the Huffington Post. I’ve updated it here and continue to practice this holiday tradition to this day with my children. I hope you will adopt it as […]
I became a solo parent in the blink of an eye on a cool October morning. I woke up as a family of four and went to bed that night, a mother of two, very young children who had a […]
Let’s chat about parenting guilt for a few minutes. Who has ever experienced the soul-crushing guilt of not giving your children the childhood or life you expected? Sure, it’s often out of our control, and it’s not realistic to provide […]
The single hardest thing for me to accept on that fateful night after being told of his plane crash, where the many thoughts and fears that surrounded the lives of our small children. How would they survive without him?How would […]
What’s in a photo??? If you glimpse at this picture, you probably see four happy, beautiful children, and two comfortable and loving parents. In part, you are correct. The children, they are overall, pretty happy. The parents are in love, […]
FOR THE MOTHER’S THAT WEREN’T MEANT TO BE MOTHER’S Mother’s Day Blog
SOMEONE SHOULD HAVE WARNED ME THAT PARENTING SUCKS “I can’t do this…. Yes, I can. No, I can’t. Yes, I can, I must. It’s not worth it. Yes, it’s so worth it. I’ve been through too much to put up […]
RAISING RESILIENT KIDS The single hardest thing for me to accept on that fateful night, after being told of his plane crash, was the thoughts that surrounded our kids. How would they survive without him? How would they ever be […]
RAISING CHILDREN AFTER LOSS The first photo, one year to the day after their Dad’s plane crash. We were in Aspen, Colorado, spreading his ashes as he wished. The second photo last November. Their bond is undeniable and their amazing […]
