Amy Sanders
Amy is in her forties and raising three school-aged kids, so between working part-time and color-coding the family calendar, she tries to keep up with her book club and her sanity.
Prepping for the Tween Stage: Q+A
Prepping for the Tween Stage is a collaborative post between Amy Sanders and Katie Peel Vondera.
If you have a kid in the 8-12 age range, buckle up! You are approaching what has become known...
Finding Hope in the Holiday Madness
Feeling the stress and overwhelm of the season? There is hope in the holiday madness...
Regardless of whether you observe Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Diwali, Winter Solstice, Chinese New Year, none of the above, or something...
5 Ways your Family can Help Local Animal Shelters (Besides Adoption!)
When it was time for my family to welcome a new furry friend, we opted to rescue a pup from a local shelter. Pet adoption is one of the best ways to help end...
Seasons of Motherhood: Grade School
In life, there’s a season for everything, including motherhood. Just like winter transitions to spring, moms transition from diapers and bottles, to lunchboxes and little league, to learners’ permits and prom dates. There’s beauty...
Modern Mom Friendships
Earlier this week, we shared the evolution of friendships. Amy enforces this notion and the need for all of us to find our friendship comfort zone.
There is no one “right” way to do friendship as...
🔥This Mama’s on Fire🔥: Stepping Up Your Grilling Game
I’m not sure who needs to hear this, but GRILLING ISN’T JUST FOR GUYS! The image of a man standing at a grill, tongs in one hand, a cold beer in the other, may...
Raising Resilient Kids
How resilient are your kids?
If you were one of the lucky parents who got to facilitate online learning at some point during the past two years, your household happiness was largely dependent upon how...
Happy National Girl Scouts Day!
Happy National Girl Scouts Day! While everyone knows about Thin Mints and Samoas, you may not know much about the girls (or the organization) behind the cookies. Having been a Girl Scout myself, I...
Try Something New
As the pandemic grinds into Year Three, I think we can all agree that we are collectively stuck in a rut. While we can’t magically wish away COVID, there are things we can do...
A Year of Reading: Fiction, Non-Fiction, and Everything in Between
Despite the pandemic, I managed to read more books in 2020 than I had since they were required reading on an English syllabus (here were my favorites). My resolve continued in 2021. I read...