Friendship

Being a parent to a child with special needs is something you truly don't understand unless you walk through it. It can be lonely. It can be draining. It can also be completely rewarding. Not everyone will be in...

I have to be straight forward and say I am not a fan of cliques. I don’t like it when I see a group of people who do not welcome someone new to their group. I’ve never felt like I...

Dear Mom Friends, I think it's time you stopped being so hard on yourselves and realized how amazing you all truly are. You see, I've been watching you for the past few years and it's come to my attention that you...

Five years ago I set out to determine whether Facebook killed the high school reunion for a piece I wrote in the Hollywood Journal. If you'd like to read that previous post first, please do so now because SPOILERS...

We've all heard about people who have cancer.  Sometimes it's a friend of a friend.  Sometimes it's a distant relative.  And then sometimes Cancer parks its car in your driveway and won't move - no matter how hard you try. ...

I'm sorry, not sorry guys.  Seriously, this is my life right now. I'm sorry, not sorry that I completely forgot to dress my kid up for Red Ribbon week.  I did get the flyer.  And yes, I did read it. ...

It was early afternoon, and my hand was stretched through a plastic case gripping on to his hand. His tiny fingers wrapped around my thumb. He writhed from the pain medication, gasping for air. His pulse-ox monitor, and every...

A few years back, when I had extra time on my hands, I started up a blog and Instagram for fun. I really started out with no true goals or dreams for this venture other than to enjoy it...

I am fiercely loyal.  Almost to a fault. I will let almost anything slide.  Except for two things.   Lies.  And being fake.  As I approach my mid-thirties I feel even more empowered to just be myself.   I've been myself for a...

If you've ever experienced the magic of a meal train dinner after giving birth, then you know what an incredible gift it really is. The love and gratitude a new mom feels when her friends and family show up...

Something weird happened after Mother's Day. And then it happened again, and again, and again.  Let me start by saying I had no expectations for Mother's Day. I wasn't dreaming about it, planning it, or hoping for something special....

This post was inspired by my almost-four-year-old who is charmingly unfiltered an innocent. My child is a bright, funny, outgoing, and wonderful little human and he really is one of my favorite people. I’d like to say that I’m...

When I first heard about Snapchat oh so long ago it was in the news as another way for teenagers to send not so private photos of each other to each other without the risk of those photos getting...

Before I had children I used to think that when a mom complained about not having enough time to shower that she clearly was being lazy.  Didn't babies sleep all day? Couldn't she squeeze in a shower when the...