In honor of International Women's Day, I recently found myself thinking about life experiences I've had that I hope my teenage stepdaughter has the opportunity to experience someday. I reflected on the things that helped to shape me into...
Father's Day is just days away, and this week a few Houston dads have graciously contributed their thoughts on parenting. Today, an anonymous guest blogger reflects on his struggle to juggle both career and fatherhood.
Note :: I am writing this...
Where are my fellow geriatric millennial/Xennial mamas who grew up in evangelical churches? If this is you, chances are you heard about and likely participated in the program True Love Waits. True Love Waits was (and apparently still is)...
Apparently we moms of 3 are the most stressed. I'm not going to argue for or against this study. Moms everywhere have their own struggles; we all go through hard times. Having three kids is the most challenging, most...
:: TIME OUT :: Before we start...this isn't an I'm right, you are wrong editorial...this is me, that's all...being a mother is amazing and HARD and it's WORK no matter how it gets done!
Y'all. My 12 weeks of delightful,...
From suicide bombings to mass shootings to unexplained shootings, the recent events have us mortified and wondering about the world in which we are raising our children. With little place to hide from the bad news, it's easy to...
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, a little girl plopped down between her parents on a rainy, Saturday afternoon and was introduced to a world of Stormtroopers, Wookies and droids. Being a mere eight years...
Yesterday morning I opened Twitter and doubled over in shock and grief when I read the news that Rachel Held Evans died early Saturday morning. She spent two weeks in a medically induced coma after experiencing complications from treatment...
I wouldn't have thought a show called Sex and the City would provide me with a moment of clarity when it comes to the aches and growing pains of motherhood, but funny, that's exactly what happened.
The first time I...
Confession: I don't actually love baseball. Or I should say I did not grow up loving baseball, let alone Astros baseball. We were very much a college football game day family on Saturdays and golf on Sundays for nap...
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Family-Friendly Things to do in Houston this Weekend (May 3-5)
May brings forth sunny weather, outdoor activities, and unfortunately for some, bouts of illness and injury. In addition to allergies and sinus infections, respiratory...
