I'll never forget the first phone call we shared. She was very nervous, and so was I. She had her stereotypes of folks like me, and I had mine of folks like her, but when…
Since his very first memory, life for my guest, Gaelin Elmore, has been about the struggle for control. He couldn't control his parents' addictions. He couldn't control whether he went into foster care. He couldn't…
Today, I'm talking about infertility with my guest, Caroline Bailey. I don't know what it's like to travel this journey, and it may or may not intersect with your story, but here's what I do…
With the demands of parenting, time spent connecting with your spouse can easily be moved to the back-burner. It's a slow progression of choices and unintended consequences of decisions made. You intend to have that…
Last night after reassuring her that the room was safe and our house was safe, I took a risk and pressed in. I asked, "Honey, were there ever scary people that came into Mommy and…
Abuse is not okay. As I listened to my guest, Desiree Moore, share her story, saying, "I'm sorry" didn't feel like enough. Adopted at the age of three, she suffered at the hands of those…
It's so easy to wish time away. To want to always be at the next place, or onto the next big, exciting adventure in life. But is that really how we should be spending our…
It was bad. I remember looking out the window at the kids playing, and I felt nothing but tired and overwhelmed. My husband would come home from work where he would often find me on…
I loved summer growing up! It was a break from the typical day to day structure of school—full of new adventures and opportunities that there wasn't time for during the school year. Sure, it wasn't…
How can I love a child who was not born to me? It’s a question often asked, or if not asked out loud, it’s that thought that feels too cold to say but a question…