Large blue eyes peer into my heart and break it today. A tiny hand pushes mine away as he tries to grab onto a railing. His little feet, while still a tad unsteady, start to venture up the stairs...
For a few days, I scrolled right past the headline without clicking. “Elder students aim racial taunts at St. Xavier basketball players.” Really? We just made national news for team jerseys sporting racial slurs, which no coach or parent...
I'm usually on top of time-sensitive things. I am the type of person that saves events and due dates on the calendar with checklists just in case. I write down things that I need to remember for the next...
Monday morning, I was greeted with a bombshell. The company I work for, the family-based small company, grew beyond their demand and a corporate America guru was hired to restructure our staff and prepare us for further growth.
Let's back...
In my early twenties, I spent two and a half years living in Haiti.
I met my husband there. I raised my two youngest siblings there - both Haitian, both awesome. I shared a home with teenage mothers and their...
Dear friends without children,
When we had our kids at the ripe age of 20, we expected you to start friend shopping. You were in a completely different world than we were and that was ok! We would never love...
I am not Native American, but was raised with spirituality based strongly on teachings found in various Native American lessons. Years later, I would marry a man who is 50% Native American. I strive to teach my children the...
In the summer of 2014 I received a phone call from an organization called Gift of Life.
Gift of Life is one of many non profit organizations that collects cheek swabs and uses that DNA to match donors with patients. ...
The day we had a play date at the zoo, I looked at my husband and said, “This will be the last time I ever see them.” The “them” I am referring to used to be one of our...
I allowed the joy of my pregnancy to be robbed from me because of my weight.
Before conceiving, I had lost 67 pounds. When we found out we were pregnant I had lost enough weight to get myself out of the...
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Health & Wellness
Health and wellness is about more than not getting sick. This guide has some great local resources for your overall wellness.
