Well, it's official. We're a theater family. Our weekends are spent shuttling from rehearsal to rehearsal. My money is spent on character shoes, opaque tights, and stage makeup. I've learned how to make a fishtail braid, which was what...
I think of myself as a connector when I let people in to get to know the real me. The connection between minds and the understanding of one another’s souls excites me.
I think people like me because I make...
Living with children in the house brings on a seemingly endless cycle of chores. Each day feels like an unraveling of the work I did the day before. It is an endless battle against entropy, a continual descent into...
I felt proud as I sat in the ballroom, watching our second and third graders perform their routine with all the energy and enthusiasm that only kids can muster. The competition was fierce, and while our team didn’t place...
Ten years ago, we signed on the dotted line, received a shiny new set of keys, and officially became homeowners. As we stepped across the threshold of our new house, all we knew was that we were ready to...
This is hard.
Being a parent brings up a variety of emotions that I could never have anticipated. As a trained mental health professional with my own experience in therapy, I felt fairly sure of my strengths and weaknesses before...
When my daughter was diagnosed with dyslexia a few years ago, it wasn’t a surprise. She had always struggled with reading, and nothing seemed to click despite our various interventions.
But when my husband suggested that we get our middle...
I have been a mother for almost seven years. This role has taught me a lot, but not in the ways I might have imagined when I first started. Reflecting on the past seven years, I have realized just...
Since I was a kid, I’ve loved pumpkins. Maybe it’s because I was born in October, and my dad brought my first pumpkin to the hospital. Or because we grew them in our garden when I was a kid....
I am an over-apologizer. I’ve been doing it since I was a kid, and the more my anxiety builds, the more “I’m sorry” slips out. It’s probably one of the most annoying things about me. I’m sorry. See? I...
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Village Pediatrics is Growing and Welcoming New Patients!
Exciting news! Village Pediatrics is growing and welcoming new patients!
They are thrilled to introduce two incredible additions to their provider team: Dr. Neysa McDonald...
