I think I speak for moms everywhere when I say THANK YOU, MARIE KONDO, FOR FINALLY BEING HUMAN! Now that sparks joy. If you haven't heard, Marie Kondo finally decided that tidying up is not the key to happiness...
News broke this week that Stephen "tWitch" Boss has suddenly and unexpectedly died. The So You Think You Can Dance? alumni and DJ for The Ellen DeGeneres Show seemingly had everything together: an adoring wife, Allison Holker, beautiful children,...
My son is really into history. He likes learning about presidents and events of the past and people who changed the world. He loves the "Where Was," "What Is," "Who Was," books, that talk about big events and famous...
At the age of 96, after a reign of 70 years, the United Kingdom's Queen Elizabeth II has died peacefully in Balmoral, Scotland. The woman who was never meant to rule has left an indelible mark on the world,...
Whether we’re for or against it — or even aware of it — new legislation exists for Florida public schools. On March 28, 2022, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed the Parental Rights in Education law, which will take effect...
I thought school was the place we send our kids without worrying whether they’d come home alive:
Sending our children every day, because that’s what good parents do.
On the first days of school, telling them not to cry, assuring them...
Even if you didn’t watch the Oscars, you know what I’m talking about. It was straight out of the movies: A-list cast, iconic setting, and an unexpected fight scene. Except the Smith vs. Rock fight on Oscars night was...
"When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, 'Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping,'" said Fred Rogers, the iconic creator and...
It was a horrifying video. Someone in Ukraine was filming out their window, watching as a jet approached. Within seconds, a missile could be seen zooming toward the apartment building; the person recording, seemingly a mom, only had a...
Sidney Poitier, the groundbreaking actor, civil rights activist, diplomat, and director, has died at the age of 94, a heartbreaking loss for people across the world.
Poitier's story begins with his Bahamian parents, visiting Miami when his mother went into...
As if 2020 and 2021 weren't hard enough on us already, 2022 had to strike early and brutally. In less than two weeks, we've lost America's Grandma and America's Dad. Betty White, the beloved Golden Girl, and Bob Saget,...
Twenty years ago, I watched in horror, on live television, as people jumped out of the World Trade Center to escape the flames, even though it meant jumping to their deaths.
Ten years ago, I was pregnant and kissing my...