9 Ideas for Date Nights with Your Kid(s)
While the term date night initially conjures up images of romance, flowers, and chocolate, it doesn't always need to be those things. Taking the opportunity to go on dates -…
In favor of slowing down this Christmas season
If you have already decorated your entire house for Christmas, switched every radio dial and music app to Christmas music, are already planning your Elf on Shelf goals, and spend…
Moms are stealing the words of other moms and passing them off as their own
I’ve been a writer for a long time and there are few things that infuriate me more than someone else taking what I’ve written and passing it off as their…
Poll: Parents get 17 minutes of rest a day while on vacation with their kids
When my oldest daughter was six months old, I had the brilliant idea to plan a short vacation to Miami, which meant getting on plane, transportation to the hotel, baby…
How the Hallow App Has Changed My Prayer Life – and Special Offer for Our Readers!
I have a hard time turning my mind off and focusing on, well, anything. But especially during prayer time and reading the Bible. I've heard many, many times that mediating…
Never Forget: 20 Years Later and 9/11 Still Hurts
I was living in Washington, DC on 9/11/01 and could see the smoke that day from the crash at the Pentagon from my apartment. Meanwhile, my parents and family back…
Regret of not doing more
I like to think of myself as caring and empathetic but well, that's not always the case. I can be selfish, turning inwards when I should be thinking of others,…
The day I realized just how much my kids need me
Moving through the grief of losing my mother when I was 27 years old and she was 50 has been a long process. I lost her long before I had…
Work-Life “Balance” Does Not Exist
I'm a wife, a mother, an outdoor enthusiast, an avid reader. I work full-time. I have two beautiful little girls. I homeschool. I get asked all the time - "how…
Nike discriminated against Olympian Allyson Felix for being pregnant so she starts her own company
Two years after her very public breakup with Nike over their proposal to pay her 70% less because she was pregnant, Olympian Alyson Felix announced her very own sneaker brand,…
Why I’m not signing my kids up for sports right now
Parents, it’s ok if you don’t want your kids to do all the things, to be involved in three sports every season plus learn to play a musical instrument. It’s…
This Mom who Medaled at the Olympics Just Came Out of Retirement to Compete
I really wanted to be an Olympic gymnast growing up. I loved my little gymnastics class as a kid and watched in awe as Mary Lou Retton won her gold…
