Family

We have all heard that saying "If you don't have anything nice to say, then don't say anything at all" or my preferred version courtesy of one Ms. Clairee Belcher "If you don't have anything nice to say, come...

I want you to know … My sweet, loving, adventurous, rambunctious little boy, that you were my first. The first I held, comforted, loved and fed. The first I obsessed and worried about. The first I watched sleep. You are...

I am not a huge fan of credit cards. They make me nervous and with my already-tenuous relationship with money, they just straight-up scare me. So it may surprise people to know that my husband and I actually have...

Things in life happen, but the good thing about living in the South is that everyone will quickly rally around you.  The best, no one ever shows up empty handed.  When a friend of our's recently lost a parent unexpectedly, my...

Change is good. With change comes growth. A new season in life that presents budding possibilities but is also partnered with many struggles and obstacles to an otherwise accustomed way of being. So, it comes as no surprise when...

When I became a mother, there was a whole new side to myself that I never knew existed. The animalistic, violent, mother-bear-esque strain of my personality RAGED after my first child was born. I can remember my husband coming...

Our parents will always be OUR parents. But when do you draw the line at being actively parented in adulthood? It's a tale as old as time and seems to be a theme across all cultures. Parents involving themselves in...

I'm not really sure of exactly when I became aware of how cold the world can be, but wow. It's rough out there! I attended a Continuing Education Event at The Family Tree  about the dynamics of poverty. Seeing the...

Oh, hi there. To be honest, I wasn’t expecting to see you here. At least with not such an alarming rate of frequency. You see, when I first had a child, I made my own baby food. We bought vegetables,...

Change happens. If it is unwelcome, you may be lucky in that it happens slowly over a lengthy period of time. And sometimes, it slams into you like a sugared-up toddler “practicing” his football tackle. When change is big...