Hi, Sugars: I'm thrilled to share with you that effective immediately, you can follow me on Twitter and Facebook to get daily suggesti...

I'm writing this with a sigh.  A blissful sigh. Last month, Steve and I went to the beach.  Alone.  For over three days. It was...

Homeschooling is becoming an increasingly popular decision among parents.  These parents are eradicating homeschooling stereotypes: the mom ...

I’m not an adopter . I’m a parent. My kids are my kids. Not my adopted kids. My kids are real siblings . Our adoptions were eth...

Parenting. The most complex, draining, joyful, interesting, demanding, and ironic job I believe one can ever have. Parenting is many thi...

It’s a Tuesday evening.   My three kids are all expressing various degrees of hysterics. My toddler, with his infinite ability to consum...

The other night, my husband and I finally had the opportunity to watch Philomena .   The film was deeply moving, but one scene in particul...

Welcome our newest advertiser, Chanel!  She's the owner of a fabulous art company that sells notecards, canvas prints, art prints, greet...

Meet our newest advertiser, Tru-Colour Bandages !  Here's what creator Toby Meisenheimer has to say about his new company.           ...

I was on Facebook last week when a friend of mine posted about a new set of flashcards for black kids. Immediately intrigued (and quite exci...

I'm thrilled to share my article, "We're a Very Real Family, Thank You Very Much," which was published over at Scary Mommy...

I'm excited to introduce my readers to Blake Washington, author of a fabulous new children's book called Hooray for Helium .  What ...

When I was in grade school, I took my lunch almost every day.  What I didn't have in my lunch box was the Fruit Roll-Ups that everyone e...

Recently, my article on professionals not being so professional when it comes to adoptive families spurred a lot of buzz.  Are adoptive ...