Linzy

In 2011, when I was at the ENT with my first born, I received the devastating news. She was going to have to get tubes. I was scared. I was nervous. I was anxious...

Those Who Can, Teach: When Mom Needs Orientation To date, I feel like my oldest daughter’s education was under control. She has had amazing teachers and a wonderful school to guide her. I have supported...

There are many things to be proud of our state, but it is moments like now when our state is in need that our community rallies in ways that impress me every time. Through social media,...

The Games are coming! I am super excited about the Games starting this weekend. It is amazing to watch the best of the best compete in sports at this level. I have been looking forward to...

The Tooth Fairy's First Visit: Plus Tips From One Fairy to Another We all know that in the eyes of a child that Santa is a big deal. But did you know the tooth fairy...

When Crap Happens: Literally There are struggles that happen in parenting that you just can’t explain. There are situations that just didn’t arise in the examples in the parenting books or the baby classes. But...

With baby number one, expectant parents are exposed to so much advice. Some recommendations you take and treasure, while other advice you ignore as soon as you hear it. There are factors in that...

Dear Sarah, You don’t know me. And, that is because we have never met. Your life ended before I moved in next door. But I know so much about your life because you live on...

I am the chief medical officer of my house. I am religious about my girls’ health. I have the next check-ups and dentist appointments scheduled before I leave the office. I always have the...

Learning Murphy’s Law of the Second Child I had been warned that the first child is so good that they trick you in to the second child. And watching my friends’ second children, I started...

When I became a mom I realized just how fast time is really moving. It was in a blink of an eye from when I peed on the stick until she was in my...

I Love My Kids, But Thanksgiving Kicked My Butt I am a working mom. I work full time. Five days a week. So when the Thanksgiving break arrived, I was excited for what I consider...

“Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast,...

Last year, I had to drag my tearful daughter, in full costume, out of the Halloween party at her dancing school. She kept saying over and over through her tears, “But mama, I want to go...