On Thursdays, I'm posting a favorite from the archives. This was from July, 2010. Since Kembe came home from Haiti, we've been playing a bit of the musical chairs with our sleeping arrangements.  We have tried every combination imaginable. The girls have their own room, but India has the occasional night terror, which wakes up Karis, which results in a situation Mark and I lovingly refer to as "Girls Gone Feral".  It is usually resolved by bringing  one of the girls into our bed . . .

Today, October 15th, is National Pregnancy & Infant Loss Remembrance Day . . . a day set aside to honor mothers who have lost their children to miscarriage, stillbirth, and infant loss. This is a topic that is close to me, as we had six miscarriages during our journey to build a family. Miscarriage is such a lonely road. I could never have imagined how devastating it would be to lose a pregnancy. I think it is something no one can comprehend until you have been through it. And yet, . . .

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Fresh & Easy.™ I'm a huge fan of Fresh & Easy. There is one near my house and it's my go-to for meal prep shopping. They have so many convenient yet healthy options that let me make a healthy meal with less prep work. I'm especially a fan of their fresh veggie aisle where you can buy pre-chopped items from onions to asparagus. It's like having a sous chef who does all the hard work in advance.  I'm also a . . .

It seems like something that we shouldn’t even need to talk about, but every year it seems that racism rears it’s ugly head around Halloween. And it may not look like bullying or name-calling . . . it’s a more covert form of racism involving appropriation and stereotypes in costume choices. Since these kinds of mistakes are usually made by an offender who claims ignorance at their faux-pas, I thought I would try to give some guidelines on avoiding racist costumes this Halloween. 1. Race . . .