Guest Blogger

It’s easy to let your marriage slip after having kids. Kids demand so much from you and it can feel like time with your spouse is at the bottom of your “to do” list....

Let’s face it: parenting is hard. When your kids are little, it seems like every month there’s a new phase you are trying to navigate. Which brand of diapers is best? How in the...

It was my fault he said. We had both had too much to drink. I went into the laundry room to change a load over; he came in, called me names, and said he...

This was the summer I was going to teach my 3 year old nephew, Levi, how to catch a frog. Instead, I sat in the front pew of a church as my twin sister...

Like most mamas of school-age kids, my “new year” does not start on January 1st. The first day of school is what marks a brand new year for us – our calendar is full,...

I’m the first person in the history of my family to earn a college degree. A first generation college student. I’m the only one to have a doctorate degree. I also work in higher...

There are two kinds of people in this world – those who call them “fireflies” and those who know them only as “lightning bugs.” I grew up in East Tennessee and will always be...