All my friends know that I am extremely hard on myself, as almost all moms are. We never feel our kids are being raised well enough, and it seems that we also feel we are never good enough. The...
It’s approaching that time of the year. People are hustling and bustling around, buying Christmas gifts, attending holiday parties, checking off to-do lists, and thinking of which family members they don’t want to see. But for some of us,...
A few days ago I was scrolling through my feed, and I came across one of those memes that pokes fun at wives spending money. You know, like this::
As the holiday shopping increases, so have these memes. I feel...
I was first introduced to the concept of family meetings at a marriage conference I dragged John to when we were engaged {yes, I am THAT girl}. The concept of scheduling a time once a week to give each...
I've said this before in an introduction paragraph, but I have a really great husband. Yes, sometimes marriage is hard and we need to have hate dates, but all of our fights have been over silly or inconsequential things....
I remember the day that pregnancy test first showed a double line. It was an hour of shock followed by several more of elation. But by the time the sun went down, I had shifted {in typical Lauren fashion}...
I have been married for almost 14 years and have lived 45 minutes away from my in-laws the entire time. In contrast, my family lives 5 hours away. My relationship with my in-laws has changed a lot since 2005 with...
Sometimes I look for two pink lines.
Sometimes I feel phantom kicks that I hope are real.
Sometimes I hope that a day late means more than it does.
But, last September, my husband put the final nail in our family building...
There's no secret here :: We LOVE 2840 at Dukessa! We met our newest contributors here back in January. They are the location of our next MOMS ONLY event :: Bloom : A Celebration of Motherhood and we couldn't...
We sat together nervously {close enough so that our bodies naturally touched}, facing a woman whose profession it is to look at a marriage and listen to the output given by a couple. She does this while simultaneously reading...
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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...
