The first Christmas after my ex-husband and I separated was rough. We were navigating the very new waters of co-parenting and trying to figure out how we could both be with our boys on Christmas morning. Gift-giving for anyone...
I love routine, order and systems. And while I know that kids are messy and spontaneous, I do believe that a family works better when there are rules and routines in place so that everyone knows what is expected...
“So when is the next one coming?” she asked, smiling knowingly. We were at my company’s holiday party, and I was making chit chat with some of my co-workers and their spouses. My baby boy was only 10 months...
In January of 2016, we welcomed our little miracle into this world. And I don’t use the word miracle lightly. His arrival was preceded by lots of prayer, patience, a miscarriage and two rounds of medication. There were days...
When my husband asked me to marry him, I knew that I wasn’t just marrying him but also his two young kids. In fact, watching him interact with his kids is one of the reasons I fell in love...
Dear Kids,
I should start a letter like this with "I'm sorry." I'm sorry you have different last names, and I'm sorry that your lives are an intermingling of arrivals and departures. Being married twice was never my plan, but if I...