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  While out to eat with my kids a few months ago, a male server tripped over a chair and dropped some plates. My heart began to race, and I was short of breath. I...

I used to almost gasp when I heard that a woman had a hysterectomy. I would think, "How terrible!" or "Poor Thing". I assumed that no woman would ever want her uterus or other reproductive...

This year just began, and I already completed my resolution within the first hour of the new year. I ended up having a civil, calm conversation with my mom (this was happening as the new...

*Thank you to our partners at Murray, Wilson, and Rose Counseling & Behavioral Services for sharing this information with us! The derecho that devastated Cedar Rapids and surrounding communities on August 10th has had an...

Side lying is a fantastic position for your little one with many developmental benefits.  From a sensory perspective, baby begins to learn about the sides of their body which will eventually support rolling and...

Before I had my son I was a different kind of mother; I was a high school teacher!  I had a cozy little classroom with a sofa in the middle and a crazy bunch...

My days probably don’t look much different from yours. I go to workouts almost every day, drop off my kid at school, attend a couple of weekly Bible studies, and spend almost my whole...

*Special thanks to our partner, Alyx Coble-Frakes, for sharing this information with us!*   Women spend on average 8 years of their lives on their period. That’s a long time. We also spend all of our reproductive...

*Special thanks to our partner, Clint Brady from Northwestern Mutual, for sharing this information with us! According to a 2019 Northwestern Mutual Planning and Progress study, 34 percent of Americans’ monthly income is going toward...

When I was growing up, I heard one mantra over and over. Blood is thicker than water. I was told that family comes first. No matter what. No questions asked. However, as I got older, I...