Meg Sacks
Goodbye, Baby Girl… Hello, Tween Daughter
Wow. Double digits. I have to say, I didn't see this coming. Okay, I did, but not.this.fast. It was supposed to be someday in the far future.
We did just bring you home, right? Hold you...
Do I Ever Get to Be ME Again?
A younger relative very thoughtfully asked me recently if having kids was "worth it." I told her that you get back more than you give up, and it's absolutely amazing most of the time...
Finally Pregnant and Carving My First Pumpkin
I had never carved a jack-o’-lantern, ever, until my oldest child was almost 5.
Growing up, my mother had always led the charge to carve our pumpkin. It was the one thing about Halloween she...
Strong-Armed Moms of Multiples
Look at those muscles! Let me guess, you're a mom of multiples? (No offense, but I could also tell by the size of the dark circles under your eyes. I've got them, too.) Giant...
Charity Spotlight: Angels for Allison
You may have seen their signature hand-painted metal angels around Jacksonville — on doors, displayed on bookshelves or tucked into greenery. Maybe you have seen their bright pink and green circle angel logo on...
Real Life Marriage: Happy Anniver– Oh, Wait!
My husband and I spent our thirteenth wedding anniversary in separate beds in the same house.
I look at this picture of us in St. Mark's Square, in Venice, right before our second anniversary. We...
The Nights I Question All My Life Choices
Our fish died. The night we came home to find it dead on the bottom of the bowl it was pouring rain. I unpacked four hungry, cranky, from-camp-and-daycare kids from the car along with...
The Magic of a Monogram
I daydreamed for years about what to name my children. (My favorite character from the Brady Bunch, Cindy, became a no-go-name for me in fourth grade when the meanest girl at summer camp was...
An Ode to 10 Years of Diaper Changing
I changed my first child's diaper in 2008, and in 2019 I will change my last diaper. With four kids (the last two are twins) that's — holy moses —about 10 years of diaper...
Quick Tips to Get Your Toddler to Eat
As adorable as they are, and toddlerhood is my favorite stage, toddlers can also be a handful. With a new will of their own, the ability to say, "No," and definite likes and dislikes,...
The Biggest Thing I Did Today
I didn't make thousands of dollars today. There was no giant merger I facilitated, no multimillion dollar trial that I won. I wasn't on TV tonight and won't be in the newspaper tomorrow. I...
The Worst Thing My Husband Ever Said to Me
We all have those moments in our marriages where if we said what we are actually thinking it would be, well, game over. Heavily pregnant with our first baby and over-the-top hormonal, I sat...