Parenting Perspectives

My oldest transferred to Mizzou this semester and I tagged along to help move him in. I wasn't prepared for the onslaught of memories as we pulled up to North Hall, which is right about where my old dorm,...

National Daughter's Day is on September 25.   My sweet daughter, On this daughter's day, I'm having all the feels. It is so hard to believe that we have been doing life together now for twenty-one amazing years. Although I feel like it...

  Bellefontaine Cemetery (historic cemetery that is the resting place of several famous Missourians) Challenger Learning Center (immersive space exploration experience for older kids) Columbia Bottom Conservation Center (come take a picture among the acres of sunflowers that bloom...

Middle school and high school are times of great change for kids. Classes change, interests change, and quite often, friends change. It’s inevitable that our kids will meet new people and expand or change their circles of friends. Add...

I have never been a morning person. I have always dreaded the sound of an alarm or being awakened by light coming through the window. Historically, I’m rather crabby before about 9 am. Lately, however, I feel a change...

In one week I have to take the stand to testify against the mother of my foster children.  I'm trying to prepare myself.  Prepare myself to sit across from a woman and tell a judge of the horrors that...

Tis the season for family pictures! You know, the most stressful hour of your life while you try to get everyone to smile at the camera at the same time. Someone is always hungry, another spilled something on their...

So there we were, standing in the shoe section of Savers, covered in vomit.   My three year old had become the newest victim of whatever trendy virus everyone in St. Louis was coming down with.  SUPER. I quickly glanced around...

Whenever cold and flu season hits, I know the most common culprits that aim to cause our kiddos the most misery. But I was stumped by the bug that took hold of my kiddo last year! It all started when...

FYI: This post has nothing to do with politics! As we celebrated International Women’s Day last week, the internet was full of positive quotes, outlook and inspirational perspectives on the power of the women in our lives and the...