FAMILY
When I was a single mom, I used to think that was the hardest thing I would ever have to do. But honestly, being married to military is harder. After we got married everything was so great… and then I found out he was being deployed. It was like I was a single mom...
There's nothing very unique about me as a mom, I don't have much of a story, but I'm obsessed with mommy-hood. Even on the days when Mitchell refuses to nap, throws most of his food (that I spent 20 minutes preparing) on the floor for our dog, and smacks me in the...
I never thought about being a mother before it happened and feel that in itself was a gift. I had no expectations, no preconceived ideas and no mapped out road ahead. From the moment my first child was born I was blown away by the connection I felt to her, my husband...
“I had given up some youth for knowledge but my gain was much greater than my loss." This quote by Maya Angelou perfectly describes my motherhood journey. For me, being a mom has meant the deep loss of a life I never knew and the ongoing rediscovery of myself. If...
Motherhood has been a complete whirlwind. I went from a very well organized spontaneous young woman who had tons of time for herself and her husband to learning how to be (me) all over again. Having to care for my daughter has been such a privilege and a huge...
There came a point in my life where the deep desire to make a difference in someone else’s life became an intense priority. I found myself as a single mother of two young children, going back to school to improve the future by way of teaching children. But still I...
My husband Ben and I started our family like most couples a few years after we were married. After a period of infertility, our son Samuel was born. We completed a trifecta with 3 amazing sons joining our family through birth, yet our hearts did not feel done with...
Editor's Note: Meeting and interviewing Rasha was an experience I will never forget. Rasha and her family had arrived in Denver, Colorado just 10 weeks prior to our meeting, after a four-year long process of securing a visa to escape the violence in Baghdad, Iraq....
Ironically, after I filmed this segment, my threenager gave me a run for my money, all day long... as if to remind me that she's the reason I got this TV gig in the first place. Here's my latest spot on Colorado's Everyday Show!
Written by Leandra from Pennsylvania. My first pregnancy was picture perfect. Pregnant on the first try, no worries, no issues; we were blissfully unaware. Fast forward after 5 long years of infertility issues and one miscarriage, and we were finally far enough along...