After experiencing four years of marriage, three of which we were trying to conceive, we were blessed with three of God’s greatest gifts. One could only imagine going through life just the two of you, and then, within a...
I’m stuck. The girls are hovering in the undecided space between weaning and needing the comfort of me nursing them. Meanwhile, I’m caught between encouraging them to continue and wondering if I should just let the end happen.
There are...
Being a working mom is an eternal evaluation of balance and presence of mind. Recently, as I was discussing the rapidly approaching tax season ahead of us with a colleague, she asked me a really challenging question. "At the...
Making Time to Read :: Benefits for Us and Them
I used to see moms on social media posting photos of books they've read and asking for recommendations for more. I would say to myself "How in the world do they find...
Disclosure :: Our 2024 Teacher of the Year campaign is sponsored by our partners at Children’s Hospital New Orleans.
2024 New Orleans Mom Teacher of the Year Finalists!!
We received some amazing nominees for our New Orleans Mom Teacher of the Year...
The Games are coming! I am super excited about the Games starting this weekend. It is amazing to watch the best of the best compete in sports at this level. I have been looking forward to them starting after how much...
Bedtime is probably the hardest time at our house.
My son is a night owl, but the schedule dictates an early wake up. I wish I was the parent who could get her kid in bed by 8:00 pm each...
I graduated from library school (yes, there is such a thing) in 2008. During my time in school, I was living in Washington, D.C. and working in government. I focused my degree on law librarianship and archives. I never,...
I recently finished reading my $1.50 copy of Orange is the New Black that I picked up off a book sale table. Yes, that’s the book off of which the Netflix show is (loosely) based. I’m not sure if...
These days, nearly all of us have at least one social media account. There are so many social rules around social media, but like most socially imposed rules they are subjective and basically everyone just ends up doing what...
When I was pregnant I decided that I would be neutral on the breastfeeding issue. I didn’t feel strongly either way but wanted to give it a try. My philosophy was: if it works, great; if not, no worries....
One of the things I have picked up on as a new mother is that each of our journeys and choices are unique to us, and that regardless of those choices, we share a common thread…we are mothers who...
I've been reading the Artist's Way for Parents: Raising Creative Children through a book study at my church. In this book and its predecessor, The Artist's Way, the author, Julia Cameron, asserts that making room in your life for...
Life can be very demanding of our time, resources, and energy.
It can put a strain on the quality of our relationships - family and friends included. At some point, we hopefully recognize the shift within ourselves and our relationships;...