According to Mayo Clinic, about 10 to 20 percent of known pregnancies end in miscarriage. It is something no one tells you about when you're first trying to get pregnant, at least no one told me, anyway. But I...
Were you an athlete when you were younger? Or are you new to discovering your own fitness journey because you understand the health benefits and that it’s the key to a longer life? Are you a postpartum mom just...
I’m sitting here at the kitchen table tapping away at my keyboard as my son is sitting next to me doing the same thing. We are both working on homework — he for school and me for Jacksonville Mom....
I always had a vision of making delicious homemade meals for my family, with children gathering around the table (maybe there were candles and cloth napkins in this dream). These imaginary meals were balanced and healthy, but also gourmet,...
I'll never forget the moment my husband walked through the front door around noon on a Tuesday. He threw his work bag down and flung his sunglasses across the entry table, threw his phone across the room, avoided eye...
My son started sixth grade this year and attends a middle school in St. Johns County. We are newer residents to the county, and so we weren’t all that familiar with school start times. I started asking around about...
During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, everyone, and I do mean EVERYONE started a garden. I was late to the game, but I fell in love with gardening mainly for my reasons for doing it. It would contribute...
For all my fellow moms and dads who are members of the Rainbow Baby Club: This post is for you.
If you've never experienced a pregnancy loss, chances are the term "rainbow baby" might not be familiar to you. If...
There is so much happening in this world, but it keeps moving and doesn’t stop or slow down for anyone. Summer blinked, and here we are looking into the eyes of another school year. This year has so much...
Leave it to me to find the most obscure and bizarre postpartum affliction available. I hadn’t a clue that D-MER was even a thing until it happened to me. Oh, what’s that you say? You’ve never heard of it?...
"This next award goes to my no-complainer of the group, the one who goes with the flow in all situations…"
I immediately teared up in my seat when my son received that end-of-the-year award back in May. Not because I...
Poisonings can happen in the blink of an eye, and they're more common in the summer than you might think. With children home more often and spending time at the beach, having picnics, and running around outside, the Florida Poison...