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I am by no means "old". I am only 30! I am, however, old enough to that when I look back on some of the choices I made, I wish I could do them over. I wish I had...

Kids love dogs. Every time my little ones see a pup going by they immediately want to interact/pet/love on the ball of fluffy cuteness walking by. To be fair, I’m usually right there with them oohing and awing over...

Hopefully, you have seen the new Microsoft commercial featuring an adaptive controller. It ran during the Super Bowl in a primetime slot and has recently blown up the internet. If you haven’t seen it, click here to go watch...

This is a blog about a bad habit. It's a bad habit that has crept in so quietly that you might not notice, but even so, it takes a little bit of the joy out of every event. And it...

Six words. “You have early onset Alzheimer’s Disease.” It only took six words to immediately and irrevocably change my family’s life. After almost a year of searching for answers to why my 48-year-old husband was forgetting basic things like what day it...

President’s Day typically isn’t a date any of us circle on the calendar and mark with excited celebration, honoring George Washington’s birthday.  We make no frantic runs to the party store to buy favors. There usually isn’t broad discussion...

One of my favorite things in the entire world is going out on dates with my husband. 19 years ago we went out on our very first date and started a whirlwind of a ride. We would go out...

The Enneagram is everywhere right now and while some people have a good grasp on it and what it means there are those of us out there with more questions than answers. According to The Enneagram Center of the...

I know I’m not a PC mom. PC, or politically correct, according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary is, “conforming to a belief that language and practices which could offend political sensibilities should be eliminated.” It means something to me when I...

Where there is an injustice, you will be sure to find me. Marching alongside in protest. Fighting for the underdog. Passionately defending rights. No administration is immune, no cause too minor. From Washington D.C. to the streets of Dayton, OH. Shouting from the rooftops and...

I was having one of those days, no weeks, where nothing seemed to go right. Life simply felt hard and I was exhausted. My kids were not feeling well and had a whine that made my ears hurt. Work was...

I’m about to say something pretty radical - I don’t hate the mom-shame. I’m here for it. Okay, well,  I don’t LOVE it. Let’s be honest - no one likes being called out or made to question their judgement....

If you had to list the top three things that make you worry when you think about your children's future, I'm guessing that sex trafficking isn't one of them. It wasn't on my radar either until we had someone from...