Moving towards ‘yes’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4tefnQGtNY Sorry, that was a joke. (The song) Honestly, have you ever counted the...

You know how you have those friends that you can sit with and have nothing to say, and it's fine? No awkwardness, no need to add...

You can’t reach your goals when you’re jealous or comparing yourself to others. I read this somewhere, and it really resonated with me. ...

Life will take things from you, and give things to you, gradually and continuously. It’s funny how we outgrow what we once thought we...

I think, especially on random days, it's a good thing to be grateful for what we have, what we are, and what we are continuing to be....

"I got mad and I wanted to foul them, too. But instead, I tried to remember their names so I could tell them they did a good job." (5th...

I had something else written for this week. (Don't worry, you'll get to read it at some point.) Like many of us who post our opinions...

I should preface this with three things: First, my parents and eldest sister are immigrants to the US. Second, I was born in the US. ...

Let's face it: your kid(s) has needs that you need to meet. Some are needs (little n) and some are NEEDS; honestly, at times, it can be...

I have a dream ... and I have one for my kids. They go congruently and, at the same time, in polar opposite directions. I know what I...

(aka 10 things I am so very happy that my kids have learned from us during these years overseas) Life stuff 1. Good toilet paper is a...

Answer me this: How many things are you trying to do, right this minute? When you clicked on this link to read this blog entry, how many...

We’re in the middle of an epidemic. You’ve heard it before, and I think you’ll hear it many more times: our kids are fat. Not just...

I get tired of trying to meet the (probably unrealistic) expectations I create for myself. Or that my kids create for me. Or that I...

I am completely torn between: Yesss! Made it! and Now what am I going to do? I, like so many mothers about to send our kids off to...

The boys and I have been talking what will our new house look like. We are about to find out. Literally, we finally arrive to our new...

Home leave just plain bites. In so many different ways. This really wasn't what I was going to write about this week, but I bet there...

If I were to ask you if you judge others, bet you'd say you never do. But think about it: How hard is it to sit in a space with other...

Yes, you trailing spouses/partners, I'm talking to you. You know what I am talking about: it's the impression (continued) that your...

(Full disclosure: we don't do much tech at our house. I mean, yes, we have computers, laptops and iPads, but we just recently ventured...