Tag: friends

Letting Your Mom Tribe Go

"Mom Tribe" is a term that is thrown around a lot these days and means different things to different people. I actually remember the...

Lean on Me:: Reasons and Seasons for Friendships

  Friendships. I really needed them this past year. Rather it was a new friendship or one that has stood the test of time, I...

Comfortable Old Jeans Fit Like Enduring Friendships

Like most people, I own multiple pairs of jeans. Some of you have amassed such a collection that you have dedicated space in your...

Why I Need Mom Friends to Survive the New Year

We survived the holidays, but now it's crunch time. For some, the New Year brings anxiety is to an all time high! Now more...

National Girlfriends Day:: Celebrating the Joy of Female Friendship

August 1 is National Girlfriends Day:: a day set aside to celebrate the joy of female friendship. Who knew this was a thing? I'll be...

A Love Letter to My New-Mom Friend

Contributor Lindsay shares a letter to a friend who just had a baby, with honest reflections on how motherhood is so hard, and yet so good at the same time.

Make New Friends but {Don’t Always} Keep the Old

I sat on the rickety porch steps outside of the Girl Scout cottage, waiting for my daughter Abby and her troop to finish their...

When You are Cast Off the Mom Tribe Island

The group text suddenly grew quieter and quieter. Our usual never-ending thread went from solving the world's parenting and relationship problems to one word...

Mom Friends :: The Key to Surviving the Long Days of...

"Ahhh my kids too!" "Oh my gosh, I thought I was the only one!" "Stop; how did that even happen??" "I cannot even with my husband right...

3 Reasons You Need Mom Friends

As she frantically searched her purse for a pen, I watched her pull out an assortment of children’s toys and snacks. In an effort...