I learned the news about the Louisiana cops shooting while shopping at Michael's. A customer told his wife that three officers were shot and then added, "I bet it was another black man." A brick wall of information and racism fell in...
Summer is a time for relaxation and fun, but we have to keep our kids engaged in learning, too. I love that my child's school assigns summer homework. It lets him know that academics do not just disappear for two...
I have two really fun mom friends who I spend a lot of time with. Between the three of us, we have eight kids under the age of seven! We hang together as often as possible because we need to...
I am exhausted. I am drained.
I cannot imagine what the families and loved ones of those gone are enduring. What kind of world am I raising my children in?
Scrolling through my Facebook newsfeed lately has become burdensome. Don’t get me wrong....
Not too long ago, I dreaded dinnertime.
Evenings looked something like this: flying forks, the food I lovingly cooked splattered on the floor, adults yelling and kids crying (sometimes the other way around), and bickering over what "one more bite" actually meant. My...
When will this world that we live in start feeling safe again?
I have been searching for an answer and for some form of hope to make me feel like I want to raise my child here. But I just...
There is a lot of talk about how twins have a magical connection that most of us roaming the earth just don’t understand. Up until about two and a half years ago I thought this was an old wives...
Have you ever been so blissfully happy in one area of your life while simultaneously miserable in another?
This was me last summer.
My youngest was six months old and my oldest was two-and-a-half. We spent lazy days at Jenness beach, ate...
Here is your guide to NH Seacoast events and beyond for July! This edition also includes your guide to fireworks and events to celebrate the Fourth of July. This is in no way intended to be a comprehensive event...
Like all new grandmothers-to-be, Suzanne eagerly awaited the arrival of her first grandchild. Her daughter was having a boy. She'd read the pregnancy books, and everyone anxiously prepared for "Weston Elijah" to arrive. What no one could have prepared...
In + Around Seacoast
5 Seacoast Peaks Your Kid Can Summit
When you think of the Seacoast, I’m assuming that mountains don’t readily come to mind. However, while the southeastern portion of New Hampshire and...
