A Mother’s Healing Touch

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Maya Angelou once said, “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” I don’t remember how old I was when I first woke...

That’s the Story of Love

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In motherhood, we don’t get many quiet moments. I’m beginning to think that’s by design. The incessant busyness keeps us distracted from the unavoidable truth about our children that hides from us in plain sight: year by year, week by...
DISCLAIMER: This is not a political post. You don't need to worry about differing opinions or heated discussions or hashing things out in the comments. Because this is a "how to deal" post. The online world has more than...

#CarbsPorVida!

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This is me. I eat. I drink. I've had two babies. I've had fluff around my midsection since adolescence because of my genes. Oh, and because #CarbsPorVida.  Looking at me, you'd never think I'm overweight (I'm not). However, all kinds...

Writing Living Epistles

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I should start this post by saying, I love Anne Shirley (you may know her as Anne of Green Gables). I love her drama, her precociousness, her fiery temper and slate-breaking, her optimistic view that tomorrow is always a...

Say “Yes” to You

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I couldn’t believe it was happening, as it happened. I actually said “no.” As a people-pleasing, “YES!” person, it felt kind of amazing. Who am I kidding? Saying “no” was also kind of terrifying. OK, OK, totally terrifying. What FOMO...
I want to take this upcoming year by the horns and be braver than I have been in a long time. Motherhood can be such a bubble: insulating and isolating. With little time to read or, sometimes, to think...
As we enter the new year, it is important to look back and reflect on everything that happened in 2016. While it was a dramatic year for politics, and the news was often airing stories of tragedy and sadness,...
So instead of the typical list of things I'll do as resolutions in 2017, I'm hoping if I reframe them as things I won't do it will make them easier to cross (er, not cross?) off my list. My non-binding...
Seriously, though. Join me as I share some of the fantastic journey that was the magical mystery experience that was 2016. I have embraced many things that my now 40-year-old self couldn't fathom as a 30-year-old—like big, floppy beach hats...
"We’ll figure it out as we go." I believe that’s a direct quote from my newly married, easy breezy, childless self, six years ago. “No big deal... Our kids will make a decision about religion when they come of age.”...
In the last couple of years I have been told a number of times that I am an amazing mother. Not by my kids, of course, but by others. The funny thing is I do not see myself doing anything...

My Day Starts at 9:00 P.M.

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It’s dark outside. The lights are all off in the house, except one lone beacon guiding you through the treacherous stretch of matchbox car- and Lego-lined carpet that used to be your clean living room. You make a mug...
They say it takes a village to raise a child, and that saying is even more relevant when you’re a single mama. From watching your kids on sick days to sharing a glass of wine after a week that...

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¿Qué Pasa San Antonio?

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¿Qué Pasa San Antonio? is a weekly update on family friendly and focused events in the Greater San Antonio area, including Boerne, New Braunfels,...