Knock Your Dead Husband Off the Perfection Pedestal
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Why You Need to Knock Your Dead Husband off the Perfection Pedestal (He Ain’t No Saint)

Short and Sweet Summary: For years after my husband’s death, I only remembered his charming, likable characteristics in an effort to honor his soul. To make his time on Earth mean something. My dead husband’s position on the perfection pedestal rose higher and higher while I sunk deeper into negative self-talk because my kids were…

How a Parent's Death Teaches Our Kids Life's Most Important Lessons
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How a Parent’s Death Teaches Kids About Life’s Greatest Lessons

Short and Sweet Summary: Our kids are learning life’s greatest lessons at an earlier age than most. Although we’d love to protect our kids from heartache and pain, adversity really does breed character. Bad things happen to good people all the time. We can’t prevent the hardships in our lives but we can decide how…

You Are In Absolute Control of These 5 Things
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You Are in Absolute Control of These 5 Things

Short and Sweet Summary: If you’ve surrendered your last remaining slivers of control to grief’s black abyss, it’s time for a friendly intervention. You are in control of a lot more than you think. When your life shatters in ways you wouldn’t wish on your worst enemy, it’s easy to feel like you have no…

The Biggest, Most Epic Parenting Fail

The Biggest, Most Epic, Parenting Fail I’m Still Recovering From

Short and Sweet Summary: Solo-parenting is sheer torture at times. Especially when you have to make decisions alone. And you mess up. Big time. I’ve had my share of parenting fails, but this epic parenting fail takes the cake. Parenting is hard work. Like, seriously hard. I’ve had many parenting fails in my time but…