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As I write this, my husband is driving in 116 degree heat through Arizona while being rerouted to a new wildfire assignment. We are 11 days out from our son’s 12th birthday and within a week of Father’s Day. Most...

We are proud to partner with Organic Valley to share with Ventura County moms the difference in milk produced by cows who are happy and well cared for. Milk In my household, we drink a lot of milk!  My middle son...

A couple of days ago, I met an old high school friend for coffee at the Alley in Moorpark. We couldn’t decide how many years had passed since we last saw each other, but we settled on that it...

I've never been much of a gardener. It could have been the lack of time, the lack of space, the lack of knowledge,  or the combination of all of the above.  But I have never prioritized planting things since...

A beautiful family photo or a photo of a child’s milestone can provide joy and happiness for years to come.  For many moms taking family photographs can sound stressful and overwhelming.  So, Jessica Francis, a local Ventura County Photographer...

SUMMER is coming. What are your PLANS?? This is the question I keep hearing among moms. And for the first time in years, I don’t have a concrete plan (mostly because I’ve been busy with book events and other ambitions). A...

Recently I was volunteering at our youth-soccer info booth (as I do every Saturday morning), but this particular morning was different because another mom had volunteered too!  We don't get as many volunteers as we would like or need,...

I was in diapers when my parents divorced.  My mother had full custody of me and it was normal for me to go several months of the year without seeing my father.  Every time a holiday or school break...

I was 39 years old and the last decade of my life had been spent raising and caring for two small children. Although I was grateful for my time with them and considered it time well spent, I realized...

You Can Have it All Empowering women over the years we've all heard the messages that we can have it all. We can have the family AND the career. We can be beautiful AND brilliant. We can make money AND...