This week, we hugged our firstborn son, Adam, in his new dorm room at Liberty University and then walked away.

I rarely write about family. Their lives are private, and they get to choose what is shared—except for today! My

My daughter is entering 9th Grade. Today is orientation. What just happened? In honor of this momentous moment, I went

There is a single rose hanging by a broken stem outside my window. One single rose hanging on a dried

The last blog I wrote was a marriage rant. I do love to have a good rant about marriage because

I will never forget the first time I held  her in my arms. Her brows were furrowed as she looked

Today, August 5th, is my 3 year wedding anniversary.  I got married 10 days after I turned 21 and 6

Thoughts on grief, step-momming, and Mother’s Day What comes to your mind when you hear the word, “mother”? I would

I have been married for 3 years. That’s not a ton of experience, but I think it’s enough to at

Recently, I’ve come to realize that at least one of the reasons my daughter was put here on this earth