GUEST BLOG: “Grace-Based Living” by Crystal Lutton – Commentary by Cara Potapshyn Meyers
August 21st, 2013
Grace-Based Living by Crystal Lutton Over the past ten years of reading insurmountable books, articles and magazines on Parenting, I have finally come upon one single book that literally wraps up every excellent parenting nugget of advice concisely into one special book: “Grace-Based Living,” by Crystal Lutton. Crystal graciously provided her incentive in ...
Lonely is the Night …. By Robin Sydney Wallace
July 28th, 2013
"Unlike their male counterparts, female elected officials have produced remarkably few sex scandals," --The New York Times. There’s a mayoral race going on in New York City in which one of the candidates is redefining the issue of transparency in politics and giving the press another reason to keep showing up ...
Age Ain’t a Number, It’s Just a Perspective by Melissa Swedoski
July 16th, 2013
When I agreed to marry a man 13 years my junior, I wasn't thinking too clearly. That is to say, I was so giddy with excitement, that I didn't take my usual pros/cons approach and fashion a list of why this is a good/bad idea. Yes, I was that really ...
Sea World and the Moral of the Story by Melissa Swedoski
July 9th, 2013
Have you ever taken a trip and almost instantly regretted it? Have you ever taken a vacation with family and learned some valuable lessons? Have you ever returned from one of those adventures with a huge bruise across the right side of your face? Well, then, my friends, you should ...
Tired is a state of mind. And body. by Melissa Swedoski
May 21st, 2013
Ever been really tired? I'm not talking about this sleep deprived for three or four years thing that we're all going through. I'm talking about so tired that you barely have the energy to walk across the room to pick up the toy your child has been screaming for the ...
Marriage Moments with a Cougar and Her Cubs by Melissa Swedoski
May 14th, 2013
My second official Mother's Day came and went, and I learned some valuable lessons. First, I learned my husband has awesome graphic design skills, as he created a personalized card for me using pictures of our girls along with some clever quips. The cover was a picture of our 1 ...
Mumbling through the mayhem of motherhood after 40 by Melissa Swedoski
May 7th, 2013
My baby girl turned 1 on Sunday. Um, I didn't give her permission to do that. Although she rarely asks my opinion on anything. She pretty much blinks at me when I tell her what to do. But she's the best cuddlebug ever, so I find it really hard to ...
Being a Couple by Sharon O’Donnell
April 27th, 2013
This past week my husband Kevin and I celebrated our 25th anniversary. It is difficult to believe that my wedding and all the events surrounding it took place that long ago because so many of them are still fresh in my memory. At the same ...
Adventures in Attachment Parenting: Couple Time by Allison Silver
February 21st, 2013
I'm not sure if it's because Valentine's Day was last week, but it seems like everywhere I turn I am either being asked about "couple time" or I am being bombarded by what mainstream society thinks "couple time" should look like. Now don't get me wrong, spending quality time as ...
Adventures in Attachment Parenting: Striving For Balance by Allison Silver
October 18th, 2012
When do you take a break? When do you get “me time”? When do you spend time with your husband if you are always with your baby? These are some of the questions that people have asked me over this past year when they have heard about my parenting choices. ...
