Being a Mom

Let me start by saying I have never been a stay at home mom since being blessed with my first child in May 2016. I stayed home with her for 9 glorious weeks before returning to my position as...

Babies: Gifts from God. Snuggly bundles of joy. Exhausting.  Toddlers: Energizer Bunnies. Talkative. Smart. Explorers. Temper Tantrum Professionals. Put the two together and you have an interesting mix of love, laughter, tears and major mom guilt!!! What am I referring too?...

“Embrace the chaos,” they said. “This is only a season,” they said. I have spent weeks, if not months, embracing and reevaluating our “chaos.”  Overcommitments, scheduled weekends, the plague (okay, the flu, forgive my exaggeration), board meetings, OT and kid's...

In my experience, anytime there is a big life event, people around us take it as their hand-lettered, gold-foiled invitation to submit their opinion. This includes anyone and everyone - people who actually know you and those that definitely...

“Comparison is the thief of joy.” – Theodore Roosevelt You have probably heard this quote before, seen a cute meme about it on social media, or said it yourself to a friend.  As moms, we constantly compare our lives, our...

The new year is officially underway, and Christmas seems long ago for many of us. Some are pleased to have the holidays out of the way for another year, while others look back with nostalgia at the time we...

Mama Lu's  Three P's of Autism: As a mom of a young adult with Autism, non verbal Autism, I do my very best to be positive. I pray diligently that our journey is one of inspiration and hope. As many...

When I found out we were expecting our son, I was so excited. There was so much to learn as I began this new journey of motherhood. I have a Type A personality, so naturally I “did my homework”...

You know those quirky habits you pick up in childhood? The ones you never really notice until someone points them out to you as an adult and you go,  "I didn't know I did that." My sister-in-law made an...