A Family That Thrives
After my husband I got married, well-meaning people would ask us all the time, “When will you be starting a family?” Which was just the more polite way of saying, “When are you going to get busy and make some babies?” But weren’t we a family? I mean, we had chosen one another out of […]
31 Days – What Can I Say? It’s a Calling.
I sat in the darkened auditorium watching a series of slides: different women laboring hard to bring their babies into this world, while Tracy Chapman’s The Promise played quietly in the background. I felt like I had finally discovered what it was that I wanted to devote my life’s work to. This made no practical […]
Help! I Need Somebody! Help! Not Just Anybody!
I’m in a group of Mommas who realized something many years ago – we all had ADs: “Alpha Daughters!” They were just Kindergarteners at the time, but most of them had older siblings and had been coming to the playground for years. They thought they ruled the school! We all realized their wonderful potential, but […]
The Light in the Darkness
When the state of the world seems so dark, remember that your baby is bringing the light of who they are to a place that needs it so badly.
Feeling Thankful…
I am thankful for a break. I am on break from teaching for the next nine days. I know when I actually count how many days I’m off, and start telling other people about this out loud, that I really, really need a break. Don’t get me wrong, I love my job. I am one […]
Babe, I’m Leaving!
How to keep your couple relationship going strong? Leave every once in awhile (but make sure to come back!)
United We Stand
Having a baby means opportunity for the whole family to come closer together – as long as everyone approaches the way we parent now and the way our parents did a generation ago with curiosity instead of judgement.
No Visitors Allowed
Photo by Linda Eller-Shein from Pexels We have this weird practice in our culture that no matter the circumstances of our birth, we should be leaving the doors to our room wide open so that everyone in the extended family can come and visit. The FBC units at hospitals are usually the only ones that don’t have strict […]
Calling All Partners!
We need to do a better job of welcoming Dads and Partners into the world of pregnancy and birth. Period.
The 4th Trimester = “New Normal”
Three months is the bare minimum for how long it takes for families to realize their “new normal.” Parental leave needs to be extended through the 4th Trimester to support families in this huge life transition.