Meg Sacks
I Love You SO Much, and I See You So Little
I love my job, and I have to work. Not only for myself but for our family and our future. I choose to work...
Christmas is NOT My Holiday
I wouldn't say I'm a Scrooge... and I'm definitely not a Grinch. I don't go out of my way to spoil Christmas spirit or...
What the F*&%$! Am I Doing Wrong Here?
Oh yes, it's wonderful. They are wonderful and amazing, beautiful and hilariously funny. But, holy sh*t this is hard sometimes, this mom gig.
No one tells...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...