This piece was originally published on https://herviewfromhome.com/dear-son-at-the-50-yard-line/ Dearest Son, You are about to turn 9. That puts you about halfway to the age at which you will leave home and head off to college, or whatever adventure awaits you upon … Read More
This piece was published on Her View From Home For the record, I wrote this in mid-October. Amidst a pandemic on the uptick again around the world, holding the very real fear that it is going to get increasingly worse … Read More
How we make the elf on the shelf fun, practical, and not overwhelming! … Read More
2020 has been quite a year, to say the least. It even has its own hashtag, one that doesn’t quite bring about warm fuzzy memories and feelings. It’s pretty much the catchphrase for anything that goes wrong, big or small. … Read More
Everyone always talks about your 18 summers, but what about the fact that you only have 4-5 election cycles before you become a voting member of society?… Read More
This year for Halloween, I’m going as a mom who has it all together.
One who is confident in every single decision she makes.
One who wakes up….. … Read More
The other day, I caught myself right in the middle of a live reenactment of my daughter’s favorite Boynton book, Blue Hat, Green Hat (The Oops Book). As we were walking out the door to go vote followed by a … Read More
What are your kids’ favorite Halloween traditions? My kiddos have one that makes their list every single year. The best part about it? I don’t even have to make them do it- they “created” it themselves! After the decorating, dressing … Read More
A woman died last night. It shouldn’t matter that she was a high-powered, path-paving, revolutionary legend. It shouldn’t matter what her political beliefs, religion, ethnicity, gender, race, etc. were. She was a woman. A daughter, a wife, a mother, a … Read More
School’s out for summer, however for many parents, school is the #1 thing on our minds right now. Even without the underlying tensions of what will happen this fall with Covid regarding whether schools will open, which strict policies will … Read More