It was election day. Part of our country was in mourning, part of our country rejoicing, and still another part just a little bewildered, as votes for Donald Trump flooded in. I was sipping my afternoon thermos of coffee, driving home from work a little early after a meeting downtown. I planned to wrap up […]

I finished my Masters in Occupational Therapy degree on a Friday. We ran errands all weekend, and the following Monday was going to be my first complete, no strings attached day off in six and a half years. My husband wasn’t feeling well and went to bed early. So to celebrate my day off, I […]

When we were expecting our first baby, my husband and I prayed often for a healthy and strong baby. Everything went smoothly during pregnancy. I put on a lot of weight, but I was not diagnosed with gestational diabetes. When you start at 105 lbs, it turns out no one cares if you gain 55 […]

Yesterday Ashley took over Instagram stories for Everyday Mamas to show our followers a day in her life as a mom and actress. Ashley spoke at a Mom Talks event in Buffalo, NY, and showed us clips from her day along the way, answering questions about her role in the movie as she caught her […]

Unplanned, the recent film about abortion and Abby Johnson, has been in the news a lot lately; this is in part thanks to the lead actress Ashley Bratcher, who has been very transparent about her own story and her own passion for the pro-life movement. Ashley recently opened up about her unplanned pregnancy, and we […]

Tears rolled down my face, as my chest heaved. I felt like I couldn’t catch my breath and that the very weight of the world was on my shoulders. My emotions were out control. Exhaustion mingled with responsibility, and parenting was full of guilt too. I called my mom and said, “I can’t do this. […]

Kelsi and her husband Jim welcomed a new baby, Colt, into their family in July 2014. They were immediately in love. He was baby number 6. Shortly after his birth, they were told that he had Trisomy 21: Down syndrome. While his extra chromosome was a surprise, from that first moment, they saw it as […]

Dresses are such a fun, versatile and comfortable way to jump into spring; they can take you from Easter service in the morning to hunting for eggs in the afternoon. But even MORE fun is matching your daughter’s playful spirit with a mommy and me twinning set. While that trend has gone in and out […]

I sat down to breakfast the other day with my two girls. My sweet and sleepy two-year-old daughter Jane had ditched her spoon, and I gently reminded her, “please use your spoon instead of your fingers to eat your cereal.” Jane listened and attempted to hone her spoon skills, and I heard a sound of […]

Nothing seems to make my life more complicated than the necessity to feed people every single evening. Mamas, can we discuss why our people need to eat every night?! It’s a bit excessive 🙂 The truth is I love gathering people around a meal. I love using food as a gateway to bring people to […]