By Kimberly Hicken If I’m quiet, I can hear the constant chirping of three little chicks that are living in my son’s bedroom. That’s right. I have three baby chickens living in my house. Sometimes I wonder how I got to this point. I never thought I would have chickens living in the house….
By Kate McChesney I am so fortunate to have a career that I love. One of the things I love the most about it is that it often allows me the opportunity to help other parents. I can’t tell you how many times a day I need help as a parent, and how much it…
By Kimberly Hicken The other day, I was on my way out to the car when a small movement on the ground caught my eye. It was a slug slowly making its way across our driveway. I knelt down to get a closer look. Its movement was painfully slow, but then I noticed its…
By Kimberly Hicken Why Camping: Camping is one of our family’s favorite activities. It provides a chance to both bond and experience some alone time. We can sit around the campfire and talk and roast marshmallows, or we can wander off to a quiet place and read a book or just enjoy being with…
By Kimberly Hicken Several years ago, I was at a gathering with other mothers. One of the women in our group was actually a grandmother; all of her own children were raised. She was the one that many of us looked to for guidance as we tried to maneuver through our day to day…
By Kimberly Hicken When a new baby enters the household, everything changes. Even though it’s a happy occasion, it is also stressful for everyone. Parents aren’t getting enough sleep. The baby doesn’t seem to have any sort of schedule. Mom isn’t feeling her best yet. And to add to this stress, older siblings often feel…
By Kimberly LeBaron I have eight wonderful children. With the arrival of each one though, changes in the family dynamics occurred. You can’t introduce a new person into your household without experiencing change, which also means learning to adapt. Sometimes, the adjustment is easier than others, but there is always some stress when a new…
By Viridiana Word We had everything planned to a T–and it was a huge deal. After more than a year of discussions and logistics, we had decided to try and have another child–number 3 for us–maybe we would finally have ourselves a little girl. I marched myself down to that OB GYN’s office, took out…
By Viridiana Word It is not uncommon to catch me at the grocery store from time to time throughout the weekdays, my hair frazzled, the makeup I carefully applied 10 hours before quickly melting off, and see me dragging my feet through the aisles because my growing boys went through three gallons of milk in…
By Virdiana Word I am pretty certain that “frazzled” is now my permanent look. In college, I thought my life was tough because I had to balance a job and my schoolwork, plus extra-curricular activities and a social life, of course. Then I added a kid, my oldest son, to the mix. I metaphorically almost…