Leaving Little Ones with Grandparents Overnight

Have you ever spent the night apart from your little ones? I first left my oldest son home with Daddy when I had to travel for a conference. My baby was 8 months old, and that was the longest 48 hours of my life…primarily due to the logistics of lugging a breastpump and cooler all . . . → Read More: Leaving Little Ones with Grandparents Overnight

Sandwich Years

I recently learned the term “sandwich years“–it refers to this time period in our lives where we are caring for our own young children but also gearing up to (or already providing) care for our parents. Sandwiched between different layers of caregiving. The meat of an intense, emotional sandwich.

A lot of my friends . . . → Read More: Sandwich Years