How do you know when you are a really great parent (LOL)? When your 3 year old sings Home on the Range like this: “Home…home on the wange. Where the deer and antelope OBEY….” I heard Tanner singing his version yesterday and I LOVED it! I must be such a great mom if even the…

Did you know that the Saturday before Mother’s Day each year is the official “Birthmother’s Day” holiday? Do you know a birthmom who might need some love and support this year? Consider sending a card, or flowers, or even a phone call on May 7th. A little bit of love goes a long long way.…

With Birthmother’s Day on the near horizen, I have been looking for opportunities to promote this celebration (thus the recent postings). Coley, founder of Birthmom Buds, emailed me an article she had written about being a birthmother and I asked her permission to share it with you. You all get to hear my point of…

When Ty was born, Coley Strickland (co-founder of Birthmom Buds) wrote a note of encouragement to me. Our story caught Coley’s attention for two reasons. First, Coley’s son Noah has epilepsy and cerebral palsy. She understood all too well the impacts of prematurity and difficult births. Second, Coley is a birthmother. Coley, along with co-founder,…

Recently I was detailing to some friends the current state of my hair and the controversies between Jim and I in regards to “washin’ my grey away”. I am for it – he is against it. Ty Joran has received the blame for the population explosion of the white hairs. My friend Ryan pointed out…