Birthdays

By Lore Slaughter | August 6, 2021 |

Last week I celebrated my birthday.  The night before I was lying in bed waiting for my one-year-old to fall asleep and I started thinking about how much my view of birthdays has changed since I became a mother. When I was a child I remember looking forward to my birthday because it was the…

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5 Years

By Lore Slaughter | June 11, 2021 |

Just this past week my firstborn son turned 5.  It still feels strange to type that out.  If you are reading this post on the day it publishes you will probably be reading it while I am attending his preschool graduation.  I didn’t even know that preschool graduation was a thing!  The past year and…

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Baby’s First Birthday

By Lore Slaughter | January 8, 2021 |

Last Sunday my baby officially turned one year old.  It’s been a difficult year on so many levels I’m not even sure where to start. I have so many feelings surrounding Matthew’s birthday and I’m guessing that there are other 2020 moms who feel similarly. Here is just a taste of some of the feelings…

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