Guest Blogger
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REAL LIFE :: My Journey with Depression
Today we are kicking off a new series called the Real Life Series, in which we share stories written by Nashville area moms, posted anonymously. By and large, these stories are more sensitive in nature or cover...
Public Displays of Adoption
I have two incredible children through adoption. I could not love them more even if I had given birth to them. In fact, I am jealous of those nine months of their lives that I...
Bringing it Back to the Basics: A Lesson in Respect
When I was a child, I had a healthy fear of my parents. I wasn’t afraid of them in a bad way. Instead, I greatly valued their respect—and behaved according to their expectations. Whether that...
100 Years of the National Park Service Celebration — August 25-28 (Free Admission!)
Grab your hiking boots and the jogging stroller or kid carrier backpack! The National Park Service is celebrating its 100th birthday, and you are invited. The four day celebration at the 412 national parks, monuments, parkways,...
Tax-Free Weekend in Tennessee and the School Supply List
"48 sharpened #2 pencils (Paper Mate Black Warrior preferred :)"
That is the first item on my oldest child’s fall school supply list—including the smiley face. It is a change from last year's request of Ticonderoga...
I Can’t Calm Down. I Won’t Get Over It.
He's four years old. And he is already the size of a six or seven year old—according to clothing manufacturers, anyway. Strangers have always had unrealistic expectations for him based on his size. They...
Dads Take Over — Counting the Future
My father, my brother, and I were in the middle of perhaps our seven hundredth game of pool in my folks’ basement when we realized something: this was our last one. That was this past Christmas. My...
The Hot Nashville Real Estate Market — And What It Means for Families :: Real...
We've all heard it: the Nashville real estate market is hot. But, how hot? And how does that translate to my family selling our home?
First lets talk about the importance of having a Realtor®...
Dads Take Over — My Daughters Made Me a Feminist
Let me start by saying one thing. I’m a guy. I was raised in a house full of only male siblings. All my cousins that I grew up close to are guys. None of...
Little Campers — Handling Homesickness
It’s been many years now, but I clearly remember going away for camp for the first time at age six. When the big day finally arrived, we piled everything into the car—and off we went....