Sarah Moore

Sarah Moore
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Sarah has lived in Nashville since 2002, after spending the first twenty-five years of her life in Maryland—and then a short stint in Boston (a move she made to be immersed in the history and the accent). She taught high school government and history for several years and also worked in academic advising at the collegiate level. She has spent the past five years working full-time as a paralegal. Sarah is a single mom to a ten-year-old daughter and seven-year-old son. The three of them lived in Hermitage for many years before making a move to Mount Juliet this past summer. Sarah loves being outdoors, cheering for Terps basketball, and spending time with friends who make her laugh until her stomach hurts (legitimate abdominal work . . . it counts). She writes about motherhood, politics, and whatever else strikes her fancy on her personal blog (www.notebookandablanket.com).

Being Thankful for Difficult Things

About ten years ago, I sat in a church as the preacher offered some advice. I have returned to those words time and again over the past decade. He said that while it's easy...

I’m More of a Single Mom Than You!

When the football season started, Nashville resident Kristin Cavallari mentioned in an interview that her husband Jay Cutler had left their home to begin his season as quarterback for the Miami Dolphins. She said,...

Finding Time to Talk with Your Kids

It's approaching 9pm on a Thursday evening. My eight-year-old son? Asleep. My eleven-year-old daughter just finished brushing her teeth and stops to tell me good night before she heads to her bedroom. My plans?...

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month

You know someone who is in an abusive relationship. It could be the mom behind you in the car line at school. Maybe it's the woman who sits at the cubicle down the hall....

Parenting Preteen Girls — from A to Z!

A smart and beautiful eleven-year-old girl calls me mom. While relatively new to the Land of the Preteen, I have been taking copious mental notes. So now, I share with you my A to...

When Mom Goes Back to School!

Heading back to school is the season of meeting teachers and buying new backpacks and learning to read—or maybe learning calculus. An excitement comes with the start of a new school year. We...

The Quiet Sports Mom

Earlier today, my seven-year-old son warmed up with his team for his afternoon baseball game, while I walked around the grounds. Those grounds hold more than a dozen fields for kids to play baseball...

The Impact of My Weekday Clutter

I need to show you something. Please promise that you will be kind when you see it. Because I am not proud of what you are about to see. Here is how my bedroom...

Why I “Force” My Kids to Take Piano Lessons

I wrote this post on a Thursday night. This means earlier today I engaged in a battle with my kids over the need to go to piano lessons. And I can assert with a solid...

The Working Mom’s Summertime #MomGuilt

Summer is here! The season of testing and homework and signing papers and remembering to pack for field trips and dress like your favorite book character day and worrying about the class bully finally has...