by Saralyn Ward | Apr 28, 2017 | Blog
I found Supermom – that elusive goddess, the doer of all the things. She wasn’t where I thought she’d be. Before I became a mom, I thought I would find her on Pinterest, crafting with her children each day after serving an organic, homemade lunch. I...
by Saralyn Ward | Jan 20, 2017 | Blog
I march for my daughters. …Because they deserve a future full of possibility. Because they deserve choices. Because their bodies are theirs and theirs only, and no means no. Because they deserve to live without fear: without fear of wearing what they like or of...
by Saralyn Ward | Dec 28, 2016 | Blog
It is the wee hours of December 28. My children are still asleep, and the husband too. I sit in dark silence writing, the room lit only by my Christmas tree. My gaze moves across the room to the window. The still and dark of winter is pierced with a single row of...
by Saralyn Ward | Dec 2, 2016 | Blog
Two days ago, I posted on Facebook about a simple yet profound interaction I had earlier in the day: Today, as I drove home from work, I pulled up to a stoplight next to a homeless man with a sign that said “Grateful Always”. I rolled down my window...
by Saralyn Ward | Oct 19, 2016 | Blog
It’s Wednesday: the day that we celebrate mamas (and dads too!) who have turned their parenting sagas into genius ideas. Today we introduce you to Baby Backups, the brainchild of Megan and her husband Steve, from Pittsburgh, PA. You know how some memories from...