Tag Archives: Mothering Well

There will come a day for you, if it hasn’t already. It will come out of the blue. You’ll be minding your own business, going about your day, slogging through the to-...

Adoption isn't pretty, but it's beautiful.   Every adoption story is a love story. Many people think the story is all about the child, birth parents, siblings, or adoptive paren...

Often the most meaningful and impactful products are born out of inspiring stories of bravery, strength and compassion. Such is the case for Thrive Causemetics. Have you heard about this amazing makeu...

Parents, have you recently asked, 'What can I do to protect my child from being exposed to pornography?' If so, we're of the same mind. As a father of two young boys, and Marriage & Family Therapi...

My son came home from his very first choir practice and declared that he wanted to audition for a solo. My instant reaction was to try and talk him out of it. Give him all the reasons why i...

A few years ago, we had to do a strict elimination diet for our son Ethan. It was exhausting. I was so overwhelmed and emotional. When someone went out of their way to help me I usually cried from gra...

My normal morning goes like this.  Wake up to one or both children calling for me. Go and deduce which child is calling. Enter room of said child.  All at once that chi...

“I don’t wanna talk about my day!” Oh what a nice response when I ask my kindergartener how his day was. Let’s try this again. Me: “Your ...

There are over 1,300 children in Washington waiting to be adopted. We have partnered with  Antioch Adoptions this month to share stories about adoption and foster care and encourage you to suppor...

I have just become the mother of a teenager and she is medically fragile – not what I had originally planned. Daphne was placed in our family three weeks ago. She is a foster child and ...