St. Louis Mom

“Mooooooom? Can we go to the park today? Pleeeeaaassseee?” The question does not surprise me. It's a perfect day to load up the stroller and spend the afternoon outside. Five minutes and one stoplight later, we are met by the cool...

November is National Grieving Children's Month. I have watched my daughter grieve for years. She hides it well. She pretends she doesn't care, that it is not important to her. But, I am her mother, I see what she...

Losing yourself after you become a parent isn't uncommon. I for one have struggled with my new role as mom. I absolutely love and adore my daughter, but I have struggled with juggling the multiple roles of being a...

At the age of 36, I became a dog person. I didn't mean for it to happen. It just happened. I was strictly a cat person my entire life. I can't remember a time when there wasn't at least...

The holidays are such a joyous time. I anticipate Halloween as soon as September starts and I begin decorating for Christmas before Thanksgiving (don't judge!)  With all of the fun decorating, gift buying, and food planning, there is one...

When we first became parents, my mind begin whirling with ways to treat each holiday like a magnificent party that was worthy of Pinterest inspiration for others. I had ideas of morning traditions and annual meals that would be...

“Wow - you guys sure are busy!”  As a mom of three, I’ve heard this phrase a lot already, and my kids are only 7, 5, and 2. We’ve tried to strike a good balance of getting our kids into...

If you're one of the nearly 48 million Americans expected to fly this holiday season, chances are, many of your flight mates will be children. Love it or hate it, the holiday season is notoriously one of the busiest...

Chances are if you are reading this, you have been on either the giving or receiving end (or both!) of a Meal Train after having a baby move into your home. When we came home from the hospital with...

 I grew up in a family mostly made up of women. There were all kinds and conditions of women: married, widowed, divorced and forever single; pianists, ballerinas, full-time moms. Biological mothers, adoptive mothers, childless women. My female reference is extremely...