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You’ve Come A Long Way, Baby!

Happy birthday, Baby Rae! When you were born, I decided I would sing “You Are My Sunshine” to you each night. (Madeline has her own special song that I sing to her at bedtime as well.) Little did I know that you would embrace this as your theme song. You truly are our little “Rae”Read the whole post >>

When All Else Fails…

…and your preschooler refuses to drift off to the Land of Nod, try spending a weekend at Gaba and Papa’s lake house where she can swim and cover more distance than Marlin searching for Nemo. With any luck, as soon as you hit the highway, she’ll be gone.

Do Blondes Really Have More Fun?

Baby Rae isn’t so sure.

Sibling Revelry

Blueberries for Rae

I’m a wife, mom of five kids, writer, speaker, storyteller, bibliophile, runner, eating disorder survivor, and perfectionist in recovery. I'm the author of Getting Past Perfect: Finding Joy & Grace in the Messiness of Motherhood and Weightless: Making Peace With Your Body.

I’ve tried a lot of things in my life – anorexia, bulimia, law school, teaching aerobics, extended breastfeeding, vegetarianism, trying to be perfect and failing miserably at it – and through it all I’ve been writing. And learning to embrace the messiness of life instead of covering it up, making excuses for it, or being ashamed of my brokenness or my home’s sticky counters.

Nowadays I’m striving every single, imperfect day to strike a balance between keeping it real and keeping it joyful.