Chattanooga Moms

It’s Christmas morning, 1997. Not a creature is stirring – except for my younger brother and sister, who’ve crept into my room to whisper excitedly about the presents that appeared overnight. Our family doesn’t do Santa. We know that...

Over the past few months, my husband and I have been trying to find a bit of margin in our lives – to have time to read the fiction book, or bake that loaf of bread for a friend,...

You may remember this little post I wrote two years ago, asking people to calm the heck down with the stuff at Christmas. We still have too much stuff and we still prefer experiences to things, but life does...

Do you love your body, like really love it? Naked?   In my 34 years of life, I have found so many ways to be dissatisfied with my body, from my skin to my hair and even my face. I've dreamed...

Recently, twins appeared at our front door. At first I thought they were selling cookies or some nonsense. They stood at my door, looking lost, along with their big brother. My older son came to the door and...

When I was younger, my parents always told me I'd enjoy Christmas more when I was a parent. As a child who loved getting presents, I thought they were crazy when they said that. Now that I have three...

"You should take a break, go get some coffee." "Do you need a break, Mom?" "Won’t you please be quiet?! Mom needs a break" "Are you sure you are getting enough breaks?" For the last two years, I have been...

Girls often get a bad rap for being cruel and cliquish and have a Mean Girls attitude but my from what I can see what teen girls say about themselves is sometimes worse than what they say about each other.

“Are you going to write about this?” I have spent a decent amount of time with my grandmother in the past month, and on my last visit, she asked me this question more than once:  “Are you going to write...

I should not be allowed in the kitchen. I tend to mess up recipes despite the instructions staring me right in the face. Thankfully my husband does the cooking most nights unless he puts everything on the counter for...