Lacy H
I Survived:: Lessons From Grown-up-ing
I celebrate my 46th birthday in a matter of weeks, but the past month has given me a few brand spankin’ new firsts, and I’m here to tell you about a few. To fully...
Not In My Family:: Never Say Never
I can vividly remember sitting in a preschool moms' group watching two kids play aggressively. My kids will never... Then there was the time that I saw a fellow 2nd grade parent choose to...
Did I Just Say That Out Loud? {The Teenage Years}
I'm fairly certain that this post should begin with a fair warning. I do me. And when it comes to motherhood, I am so down for teenagers. There is a small window in the...
Sex After Trauma:: Fighting for Your Worth
I wish my contribution to this sexy after-dark series was sexy or even lived in the dark. I wish it was romantic and enticing. Instead, I know that I, like 1 in 5 women...
New Ways to Advocate:: Becoming an Election Poll Worker
I am an advocate. At my very core, I fight. This trait is embedded deeply and fuels most of my desires to engage in the world. I am also more introverted than most would...
Ready, Set, Don’t Go:: Another Disappointing Milestone for the Class of 2020
There is no bet I would have won in March that could have included accurate predictions of the last 4 months. As a mom of a Class of 2020 high school senior, I honestly...
Searching For a Home:: The Quest for Spiritual Community
If the loss of school and work and our social lives was not enough for one pandemic to take, this season of distanced existence has illuminated the need for new spiritual communities and connections...
Scoliosis Awareness Month:: Bent But Not Broken
The first time she bent over and I noticed a bump on her right side, I assumed that her training was too intense on her dominant arm. At 13, my daughter was approaching 5'10"...
This is Not How We Planned It:: Celebrating the Class of 2020
It wasn't supposed to end this way for the Class of 2020. Many of you were in our bellies as we watched the Twin Towers fall the day our lives changed forever. The world...
Sobriety in the Midst of a Pandemic:: One Day at a Time
Thirteen years ago, I began the journey of sobriety. As a teenager, or even a twenty-something, I never desired to be an addict in recovery. When I made a list of goals to accomplish...