I was in college the first time I tried to donate blood. There was a blood drive on my campus, and I showed up...
It’s no secret that motherhood is full of demands. However, I have finally come to the realization that when I don’t fill my own...
When you go to get a divorce, you are given ENDLESS documents and paperwork. Everything is in writing, and in the words of Stevie...
Exhausted, I slid into my row and fastened my seat belt as the plane pushed back from the gate. I was barely paying attention...
When 7-year-old Cole woke up with a croup-like cough, his mom Donna Johnson wasn’t all that worried. After all, her son had experienced croup...
I love my kids. They are the best thing I've ever done, and I wouldn't trade the honor of being their mother for anything....
As a mother of twins, I always listen a little harder when I hear stories of other twin moms. Whether identical or fraternal, parenting twins...
Five-year-old Gunnar has a condition called bilateral fibular hemimelia, meaning he was born without a fibula bone in each leg, resulting in the absence...
As moms, we worry about what our kids are eating, slather them with sunscreen and make sure they aren’t exposed to predators through apps...
Being a parent is hard work. Having a child wake up more than three times between midnight and 4 a.m. after the age of...
I’m competitive. I know it. I own it. I’m okay with it. It runs in my blood.
Side Note: I'm mostly competitive within myself; I...
I’ve been employed since I was 15. I started as a gift wrapper during the holidays for a department store, and when I turned...