So much to be thankful 4 this year. The year I became a mother! I have learned so much about myself, my relationship with my partner, motherhood, parenthood, and more. It's incredible; the difference a year can make. Today, I am grateful for • family • warm home-cooked meals • face-to-face phone calls with loved ones far away • Carter ...

I have always, notoriously, hated mornings. As a teenager, my mother would pour a few drops of cold water on my face to jolt me out of bed 🛏 ⚡ I hated it! But that is the extent she had to reach to ensure I would be up and ready, in time for school 🏫 Throughout the years, my mother created her own repertoire of little parenting tricks ...

The urge to write never seems to hit “at the right time.” For me, it’s usually the middle of the night. Thus, I feel too tired to get up and put thoughts to paper right then and there. Yet, that’s exactly when it needs to happen. This dilemma has presented a snag in my master plan to adopt a weekly writing practice. Of course, that’s a...