Dear Dads—Here’s How to Win Valentine’s Day

Dear Dads, I don’t direct my posts to you very often (you sort of fall into the “and More” category), but I thought I’d offer you some last minute Valentine’s Day advice that will knock your wife’s socks off. This is …

Motherhood and the Search for the Holy Grail

When our first daughter was a baby (14 years ago—WUH?), I was ready to rock motherhood. I was going to be an AWESOME mom. I imagined I would stand high on the mountain of motherhood, plunge my victory flag into the soil, and spend my days in …

Be Ground. Be Crumbled. (A New Year’s Resolution)

Well, hi there, 2016! Another new year, another new beginning. I love that “fresh start” feeling that January 1 brings. It always makes me want to join the millions of people making New Year’s resolutions on this day. The problem is …

A Holiday Song for Moms

I recorded this song last year, but barely got it published in time for Christmas, so I’m yanking it from the archives. Tell me you can’t relate to this, Mamas. 🙂 And that BoyWonder and his timing . . . …

#Donate: Social Media for Social Good

Is it just me, or has social media has kind of sucked lately? Between the presidential candidacy hooplah and the bickering over religion, guns, politics, and all kinds of “isms,” Facebook and Twitter have been . . . well . . …

The Seahawks’ Mother’s Room: A Win for Moms

I’ve written about breastfeeding and I’ve written about football, but never in a million years did I imagine I’d ever write about them together. As I keep saying about the Seahawks this season, you just never know. Crazy things can happen. So, since I’ve …