With two teenage daughters, I’ll be the first to admit that communication can sometimes be a challenge. I rant quite often about tone of voice and how something can be misinterpreted simply by how you say it. (Ironically, I often say ...
When the iPhones first came out, we encouraged my MIL to invest in one – as did we. We explained she would be able to FaceTime with the grandkids whenever she wanted to, thus making the distance feel not so awful. We also promised we ...
The girls are at an age where the division between parents and children has the potential to become a chasm. Scott and I decided long ago that parenting would take priority over befriending our children, but that also meant we would need to ...
Did you see the big news yesterday? No, I’m not talking about Matt Lauer being fired from NBC. Although to be honest, everything surrounding all the harassment has turned into a war of its own. That’s as much as you’ll hea ...
With the holidays right here, I want to talk about something that is very likely on your child’s wish list regardless of their age: A phone. You may be hesitant to give them one but I’m going to tell you why you should consider ...
Halloween has always been an odd holiday for my family since it’s also my mom’s birthday. Regardless of the weather, she set aside celebrating her own birthday so we could go trick-or-treating. Putting their kids first is what g ...
A friend of ours recently sent us an invitation to join them in celebrating their son’s 1-year birthday. While we had prior commitments and were unable to attend, I was pleased to see their invitation asked for a letter addressed to h ...
Whether you participated in high school sports or cheered from the sidelines, chances are you had an opinion about the coaching staff. As a high school athlete, I recognized the hard work the coaches put into our team and looked to them for ...
As you know, we’re members of the Netflix Stream Team. Each month they send us details on upcoming series and give us sneak previews of new shows like GLOW or early access to the latest season of Orange is the New Black. They also sha ...
A couple months ago I was welcomed by NASA to tour their facilities on Redstone Arsenal including standing atop a launch platform with historical significance. It was breathtaking from start to finish as I heard the passion in every present ...
