Being a Mom

I was bitten by the travel bug about a decade ago and I have yet to find the cure. Besides experiencing a new culture, trying regional dishes, and gaining a fresh perspective, these travels have taught me quite a few...

You’ll soon be a kindergartener. I registered you for kindergarten today. How did we get here so fast? I remember so vividly the road we were on that finally lead us to you.  Then, after we had you in...

I adapted Emeril Lagasse’s red beans and rice recipe to suit my vegetarian diet a few years ago. I’m no longer vegetarian, but I still turn to this recipe when I’m craving this classic. I also add Conecuh sausage...

For the past two years, I've hosted a Christmas cookie swap in our home: Everyone arrives with a few dozen homemade cookies, spreads them out on the table, and gathers around talking and sampling. There are kid crafts, a...

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I recently got to spend some time with my best friend and her new baby boy. He was two weeks old when I met him and a complete angel. He pretty much just slept all day, and when he...

“My plans never work out.” The wails of a three year-old. He’s sitting straight up in his chair, arms limp by his sides, crocodile tears spilling over and down his face. “Get the food out of your cheek. Chew and...

In less than seven days I am having a scheduled surgery. As a mom of two C-section babies, and a previous hip surgery, this is not unfamiliar territory. However, having joint replacement surgery isn’t your everyday surgery, so of...

The movie Remember the Titans resonates with me on many levels. Like Coach Bill Yoast's daughter, I was nine years old when integration was initiated in Alabama and our small school closed.  My dad, the head football coach, had...

When I was pregnant with my daughter,  I used to try to imagine what she would be like as a baby, a toddler, a little girl, a preteen, a teenager, and finally an adult…. am I alone here? Or...