When my children were young I would throw some of the most amazing birthday parties. Every year I would throw six fun birthday parties, one for each child with a theme, decorations, and activities. 20 years later I still bump into to parents and children who share their memories of the Newsome kids’ birthday parties. These parties were always a hit and I was creative and … [Read more...] about When Your Daughter Is Getting Married (And You Have 6 Kids)
When You Have A Better Chance Of Being Struck By Lightning Than Finding True Love
I once read a statistic that a woman in her mid-forties has a better chance of being hit on the head by falling space debris, bitten by a King Cobra or being struck by lightning than she does of ever finding true love again. Let’s just say that reading that statistic has stuck with me for years. At 37 I found myself divorced with six young children and trying to find my way … [Read more...] about When You Have A Better Chance Of Being Struck By Lightning Than Finding True Love
When Unexpected Things Happen, We Need To Adjust
When I was pregnant with my first child, I read every pregnancy and parenting book I could get my hands on. Yes, I did say “get my hands on.” Seventeen years ago, the Internet was still relatively unknown to me, and Nooks and Kindles had not been invented. It was still a time when people bought books in a store and not online, and we actually had to turn the pages of the … [Read more...] about When Unexpected Things Happen, We Need To Adjust
My Best Parenting Advice: You Can Never Spoil a Child With Love
My brother and his wife are expecting their first baby any day now. Every time the phone rings I hold my breath and hope that it's my brother calling to tell me that his wife, Julie, is in labor and that my new little niece, Skylar, will soon be born. I can hardly wait to hold her and to watch my brother step into the role of being a daddy. I have watched him be an amazing … [Read more...] about My Best Parenting Advice: You Can Never Spoil a Child With Love
Finding Time for Family Dinners
Rushing home from work, I call the children and tell them to have their cleats on and be waiting outside the door because I will be there in five minutes to pick them up for practice. They excitedly climb in the car and instead of asking them about their day, I find myself barking out the order in which I will drop each child off and then pick them back up. I don’t need a … [Read more...] about Finding Time for Family Dinners