Lauren M
The Formula Crisis: Breastfeeding Isn’t Free, or the Answer
My breastfeeding journey isn’t something I like talking about often. The shame of our “breast is best” culture weighs on me heavily, especially in trying times such as these. The guilt I felt -...
Appreciation Gifts Teachers Really Want (And What They Don’t)
Summer looms before us. The long, long, long days of “can I have a snack?” and “Mom, he hit me! No, he hit me!” Not to mention temperatures rivaling the pits of Hell.
Oh sweet...
Pennies into Miracles, Dinosaur Wallets, and a Spark of Hope
Last month hit me hard. Like so many across the globe I found myself glued to the news, simultaneously desperate for information on the events unfolding in Europe and terrified one more update would...
A Love Letter to the Women of Encanto
These fictional women feel so real. Encanto is a love letter to women everywhere. And we love them right back.
Momtographer Resolutions Part 2: Organizing and Storing Family Photos
Last year, Lauren got us moms to get in the picture. Now she's back with what to do with all those pictures- how to organize and store them.
It's happened again. The ball dropped. We...
Christmas Activities Advent Calendar
It's the most wonderful time of the year. The kids are jingle belling {or, to be more precise, jingle yelling}, and I'm busy telling them be of good cheer...or to quiet down. One or...
The Gift of Time: Why We’re Waiting on Activities for Our Kids
The other day my friend reached out to me with a question — how many activities is too many activities for a six-year-old?
She was concerned that between soccer, gymnastics, and Girl Scouts, her daughter...
Newborn Notes from a Third Time Mama
I remember the day I came home from the hospital with my first baby snuggled in my arms. I looked down at his tiny little face, breathed in that delicious newborn smell, held him...
To My First Baby on the Eve of Kindergarten
I cried today. Your Daddy would tell you that’s not something alarming. After all, I’ve always expressed myself through tears. When I get mad - I cry. Excessively happy - here come the waterworks....
Rainy Day Activities for Toddlers and Preschoolers
Rain, rain, for the love of all things holy, GO AWAY! Come again...never. How does never sound?
Are you all as sick of the dang rain as I am right now? The kids have been...