Celebrating Extravagantly
I’ve spent a lot of time down in my basement recently in an attempt to get rid of stuff. I have a lot of stuff. …
Christmas THIS YEAR
Every October as the Christmas decorations come out all over town (which is just craziness), I become newly energized to provide the best Christmas ever…
My Single Mom Plan – Step 1 Assume a Change of Plans
Honestly, can I please at least look like I have a little bit of my life together? Just one thing? A small thing would be…
Laundry Laundry Everywhere, No Really!
I think all I ever do is laundry. There are always baskets and baskets in one stage or another throughout my house. There is the…
Single Mom Stories — Going to Church
One of the most difficult things I had to do after becoming a single mom was go to church. I had been an active member…
Single Mom Spinning
One of the sweetest things I hear daily is, “Mom, watch this!” Usually it’s followed by another child saying, “Mom, watch me!” and yet another…
My Single Mom Fall-in Closet
Before I became a single parent, I had a walk-in closet — now I have a fall-in closet. I don’t mean that I fall over all…
Buckets of Battered and Broken Beauty
On our first morning at the beach, my girls and I picked shells — gleefully filling buckets and buckets. All the shells were broken, hardly discernible…
Single Parenting: An Adventure in Exhaustion
It’s been two years since I became a single mom to five wonderfully lovable and exhausting children. Pretty sure I never really understood exhaustion until now. Oh, I would…
Redefining Tradition
With the Easter holiday around the corner, you may find yourself redefining tradition this year. Maybe you’ve experienced a loss in your family or are…