A recent scientific study found that mothers need one year to recover from pregnancy and child birth. While this definitely belongs to the category labeled "things mothers around the globe always knew since 2,500 BC", it's great that the...
In honor of National Heart Month this February, Alex Smith Ritenbaugh has agreed to share about her son Logan’s very special heart. Every 1 in 110 babies born will have a Congenital Heart Defect (CHD), making it the most...
I am a mother who struggles with mental illness. I grapple every day with questions much too deep for me to understand, and I fight my feelings with all I have in me to keep myself functional. As an...
This morning I walked into the kitchen to fix my cup of coffee and I noticed that the sugar container that sits next to the coffee maker had been refilled. Yesterday morning I didn’t put any sugar in my...
Someone asked a friend of mine (who has 3 kids) which transition was harder, from 1 to 2 or 2 to 3. Her response will stick with me forever. She paused and stated “Hands down, from 0 to 1.”...
When it’s dark and it’s cold and I can’t feel my soul You are still good…
Those are lyrics to a song “You are Good” by Nichole Nordeman. I sang those words over and over again through tears and groaning...
All marriages have their fair share of problems, and our marriage has not always been rainbows and unicorn farts. Imagine a marriage, buying your first home, 2 career changes, and a surprise pregnancy. Any one of those things alone...
Consider you are out to eat with friends. You go with a group of 8 ladies to have a nice night out. You find yourself laughing at each other’s jokes and enjoying the events of the day. It’s April...
My name is Alecia Jameson. I have a husband, a wonderful son, and a home. I am well-educated and have a career that I am proud of. What I do not have is memories of a great childhood.
I preface...
In life, it seems that we do a lot of waiting. Our parents waited 9 months for us to be born. Waited for us to take our first steps, say our first words. They waited for the first day...