When we moved into this little lakeside cottage those three years ago, we questioned how the padding feet, laughter, and voices of visiting loved ones would fit. We didn't know, as we unpacked boxes and found creative ways to make this space our own, that those were questions we wouldn't have to worry about. With [...]
{image credit Debby Hudson} Dear Mom, Although we are friends now, we haven't always been in this place in life. When I was growing up, you were distant. Not distant in a way that I couldn't see, hear or touch you, but you just had somewhat "checked out" as a mom. Being the baby of [...]
As a part of a new, limited micro-series entitled Post Script, launching under the Collective Podcast, I will be sharing anonymously submitted letters, written by women within the community. Each week that a mini-episode launches, a coordinating post, containing the letter, will be here... {image credit, Debby Hudson} Mom, Hello, how are things going for [...]
One thing Chw and I have been spending a lot of our one-on-one conversations about, lately, is the fact that we aren't perfect parents and we are ok with that. While that doesn't mean that we shouldn't daily strive to be better parents, or better spouses (which in turn makes us better parents), the one [...]
Rainy Day in May... 