Let's Talk about "Tully"

When I first heard of the movie Tully, I couldnā€™t wait to see it. I was excited to see a realistic picture of motherhood brought to the big screen. A movie about an exhausted mom of a newborn and toddler, trying to balance all of lifeā€™s demands? Sign me up....

It's OK to Say No to Playdates

As moms, we long to feel connected with other moms. Itā€™s only natural. As a stay-at-home-mom, I find myself seeking out other moms to be friends with and do life with. MOPS, Mothers of Preschoolers, has been my safe spot for the past 5 years. Moving to a new area,...

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Llama Llama Calmer Mama: Kids' Books that Model Gentle Parenting

Llama Llamaā€™s tired mamaRead her books to stop her dramaOver and over the same books she readFrom the moment she woke up until she went to bedLlama Llamaā€™s tired mamaTalked to her girl about her dramaShe used the words from the stories she readAnd watched them work into her heart...

Where is the Village?

They say ā€œIt takes a villageā€ to raise a family, but sometimes I feel like my village isnā€™t as populated as most peopleā€™s. Itā€™s probably something I wouldnā€™t notice as much if it werenā€™t for social media, but I find myself sometimes longing for the life that others get to...

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