I’ve never been much of a planner. I try sometimes, but it’s just not my personality. However, when I saw those two pink lines, my imagination started running wild with plans for my sweet baby. I just knew I was going to be a baseball-watching boy mom. But then, against my better judgment, I had […]

Lately I’ve been happily fielding a not-so-surprising question: “Why are you raising your family in a 1,000-square-foot apartment?” Well, actually, the question usually sounds more like, “Aren’t you looking for a house?”  While we certainly could be house hunting if we wanted, the truth is, we don’t have the desire. We did the live-in-a-house thing […]

I never imagined that on the day I became a mother, I’d be living 9,928 miles away from family.  We live in Australia, and we have a one-year-old daughter. We love our life here—my husband and I both have great jobs, and mine has even given me a year off to spend with our daughter. […]

It’s often said that God works in mysterious ways.  I’ve heard these words before, but never have they rung more true than in my last pregnancy.  At 31 years old I was a mother of 6. My kids were 8, 7, 6, 4, and 2 — and another son, Isaac, was due any day.  I […]

For Emily and her husband Sean, a 60-year-old Pittsburgh house on 2 rolling acres is the first house they’ve called home. With two boys age two and under, Emily’s focus in their home is making it pretty and cozy, but most of all, functional. Her favorite place in the house is their kitchen, which they […]

Jenn and Tim Rout own an adorable, cozy 2-bedroom California home built in 1928. Jenn has a love for vintage pieces, so finding this home was the perfect stage for her style. But for Jenn and Tim, their home is more than just a home — it tells a story, too. They did a little […]

Co-founder of the generation.mom podcast, Lara Schulte, shared her bright and sunny California home with Everyday Mamas. Lara lives in a suburb of San Diego with her husband, her two little boys, and french bulldog. Their home is a 1980’s split-level, and when they purchased it last year, they took on some major renovation projects. […]

It’s time for us all to rediscover the wonder of motherhood, without being supermoms.

Yesterday, Roz—mom, nurse and party planner—shared some fun and festive ways to celebrate this upcoming fourth of July.

I used to stress about the experience of flying with my toddler long before the flight even began. Just the thought of confining her into an area the size of a box for longer than a hour was terrifying. Add in the public eye, and you get what I’m saying here…