PSA: I use the f-word in this piece. (both the 3 letter and 4 letter versions) I used to be the girl who never ate breakfast because,...

I have given up trying to fit in. It never works. Besides, those that hear me beating my drum, come from their corners beating their...

I have been carbo loading lately. No, I am not training for an intense physical event. Yes, I am emotionally eating like my life depends...

Instead of telling my girls, “Be good,” as they walk out the door, I am going to start reminding them, “You are good.” You are good Right...

I sat hunkered over my bowl of chicken vegetable soup, slurping the warm goodness down like it down like an Olympic event. I was taking...

“Honey, I need to tell you something before I forget," Foxy said. Mom stayed with us more often as the Cancer progressed because I...

I can keep a secret like a vault. But surprises? Not a chance. Especially if I am orchestrating the "surprise". I become very excited to...

I finally did a thing. I sifted 1,000,000 children’s books into 5 piles for my daughters. You see, each year for their birthday or...

My kid quit her job. It was sucking the life out of her on an exponential level. Tomorrow she’s packing up her car and moving down south....

I hid behind my mom’s skirts because even though it was unspoken, scarcity cloaked each room in our home with cigarette smoke. I dared...

We rescued an injured bird from our front yard. Sometime overnight, in the comfort of a Costco trash bag cardboard box, she died. And now...

Extra time, extra money, and extra patience. Things I had plenty of BC - before children. AC - after children, I am left with a few...

While other teens were listening to Prince, Huey Lewis and the Police on their walk mans, my soundtrack sounded more like, “Eat an apple...

If you're reading this, I want this for you. And I am not just saying that. I really want it for you. (Two renditions of the same exact...

I have made saying “I love you” to friends, family members and strangers a regular and awkward thing. It began over twenty years ago when...

I was just innocently walking, and then I spontaneously started crying. That’s how grief works. Like a thief in the night, grief checks...

I have learned a few things about women - by being one and serving them over the years. Women want freedom to make their own decisions....

I admire the families that imbibe in a yearly ritual of driving to the forest to cut down their Christmas tree. These beautiful people...

To my first daughter, Abby, thank you for teaching me fierce compassion. You are stoic, solid, sturdy, reliable and safe. You are the...

So I did a thing last night for the first time. I attended an hour long writing group called The Narrative Method. Worst case scenario, I...