Daily Family Moments

Look for Stories, Not Just Smiles Poses are overrated. The best moments aren’t staged they’re felt. Focus less on getting everyone to look at the camera, and more on what’s actually happening. A toddler zoning out mid pancake. A partner pouring coffee one handed while wrestling a diaper bag. These are gold. Shot during routines, […]

Highs and Lows at the Table This one’s simple: go around the table and share the best and hardest parts of your day. No scripts, no need to dig deep just speak honestly. Doing this regularly helps kids (and adults) build emotional awareness. It also opens a window into what they’re going through, even if

Start With Something That Scales Weekend traditions don’t have to be elaborate or time consuming. In fact, the simple ones tend to stick better. A Saturday morning pancake routine. A Sunday afternoon storytelling circle. That’s the kind of stuff kids remember not because it’s flashy, but because it’s theirs, and it happens again and again.

Strength Quietly Worn My mother didn’t talk much about being strong. She just was. There were no speeches, no big gestures. Just the quiet kind of resilience that showed up early, stayed late, and made something out of almost nothing. She handled long shifts, bills that didn’t care about timing, and kids who needed more

The Evolving Role of Motherhood in 2026 Twenty years ago, being a mom meant being everything cook, chauffeur, schedule keeper, human shield. The job was around the clock, and success was measured in scraped knees protected and homework double checked. Now? The job’s still full time, but the responsibilities have shifted. Today’s mothers are walking

Before Motherhood: Who I Thought I Was I had a color coded calendar, a five year plan, and a title I wore like armor. I was career driven, structured, and independent to the bone. I measured progress by promotions and purpose by productivity. My days were sliced into meetings, deadlines, and late night emails. It

A Rougher Beginning Than Expected You prepare for motherhood like it’s a checklist. Diapers, burp cloths, a bassinet that took four hours to assemble. Everyone says it’ll be hard, but you’re strong. You’ve read the books. Watched the videos. You brace yourself for sleepless nights what you don’t prepare for is the sinking feeling that

The Shock of New Life Nothing prepares you. Not the ultrasounds, not the baby books, not the late night Google spirals. When your child cries for the first time, it’s equal parts stunning and surreal. You’re wrecked and awake. In love and terrified. That sound splits your world into before and after. Then the hormones