My Son the Sailor
On December 9, 2017 my middle son left for the Navy boot camp. He was 21 years old. He had no military parents, brothers, or hugely patriotic upbringing. I don’t even like the president. But my son Gabriel had talked about enlisting, off and on, for years, and the...
The Myth of Work-Life Balance
This week, my friend Amy Rosoff Davis posted a photo on instagram with a caption about how hard it was to find balance as a working mom. It’s a struggle so many of us know all too well, and one of the biggest challenges we must learn to navigate… sometimes on a daily...
Keeping Up With the Kids Again
I’ve spent most of my 6 years as a mom just trying to keep up. With an active six-year-old who is obsessed with climbing, riding, swimming and week-long creative “projects,” and a 3-year-old who literally can’t go one minute without ingesting, licking, touching,...
The Fire and Flood
“Motherhood is my fire and my flood.” When I first heard that statement while interviewing a woman for The Mama Sagas, it took my breath away. It rang so true. Motherhood has a crazy way of building you up and breaking you down, all at once. It’s full of...
The Moment That Changed Everything
This. This is the moment that changed everything. ✨ Mama, do you remember the first time they laid your baby on your chest? That moment when suddenly your world rapidly expanded and focused in, all at once? When part of your heart grew legs and walked outside...Meet the Editor
I'm Saralyn, a mountain mama fueled by coffee, community, and adventure, raising three kids at the foot of the Rockies. I'm so glad you're here!
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