Motherhood + Parenting

Last week, our family had dinner at a popular new spot in north OKC. The tables were all nicely distanced, everyone was masked, and my mom had reserved us a booth in the back - a welcome detail when...

Some of you are ready to pounce and lecture me just because of the title of this blog. I understand your hesitancy to accept my charge - but hear me out.  Many of us have experienced the fascinating phenomenon that...

Like many people, I set some goals for myself for the new year. I have the typical ones: lose weight, stay off my phone, drink more water. But after seeing an article about an actor, I added a new...

Becoming a mother was such an adventure for me. I never envisioned myself being a single parent at the age of twenty one, I also never knew the amount of insecurity and misguided trust issues a young girl can...

Motherhood. I think we can all agree that assumed motherhood and actual motherhood are two completely different things. I had always wanted to be a mom. With lots of practice having two younger sisters and babysitting at twelve years old, I...

This post was originally published in 2019, and we love that it still applies! The new girl. You remember her. She came in on the first day of school and had everyone’s attention. The mystery of seeing someone new in...

  Being a single mom is like flying in the trapeze without the security of a safety net. You can’t fall. But if you do, you just get up and make dinner. Case in point: A few years ago, I fell at a...

This post is sponsored by Early Foundations, in conjunction with the Oklahoma Autism Center. All opinions are my own. You might not know how we got here (I know I don't), but we are officially halfway through the 2022-2023 school...

If I've learned anything in these past months since having our daughter, it’s that time goes by too fast. How do we enjoy what comes and goes so quickly? I remember my own childhood and thinking a day lasted forever,...

Here in Oklahoma, Spring has come with an extra dose of quarantining and rainy weather. It's time to get creative and find some fun things to do as a family! At our house, we are dusting off some old...

For those with kids that love gardening, any kind of science experiment, or just like to dig in the dirt, this is for you! This is the perfect time of year to start growing some seeds for the garden,...

Written by Jill Hanson My baby turns 1 today. This past year has been full of joy, love, peace, snuggles, and giggles. It has also been full of anxiety, exhaustion, tears, loneliness, guilt, and overwhelm. Motherhood is a wild ride...