A.J. is borderline obsessed with skateboarding. He sees lots of older boys doing it to get around town or to just hang with their friends. But skateboarding scares me because of the possible injuries. We’ve seen a few bad skateboarding spill videos that scarred me emotionally because the riders were …

When I first moved to Atlanta nine years ago, I was an unemployed newlywed figuring out life in one of the South’s largest cities. I had plenty of time on my hands to hang out and spend time with my husband. Fast forward a few weeks and we’re pregnant, stressed and …

Our family of three has only had a handful informal family meetings – usually over a weekend dinner, on a long road trip, or on a Saturday morning when we are all piled up in our king sized bed together. Meeting wherever you are and whenever you have time is …

When I see folks go on and on about how much they love their journals, I immediately think they’re weird. When I was a teenager I kept a journal of the silly things that went on in my life that seemed immense at the time. That included which boys liked …

This summer has been off to an interesting start. A.J. has turned into what I coined a “Camp Snob.” Due to his likes and dislikes, we took a few weeks off from camp for June and he’s been home with me. Although I usually balance work-life well when he’s in …