A Four Day Old On Christmas

Rebecca H. McCormick, Fairfax City, Virginia I hadn’t expected that my first time leaving the house with my new baby would be for all-you-can-eat Balkans cuisine on Christmas Eve, but there we were. From the time I first… Read More

Sharing Parenting With My Partner

Editor’s Note: No two families look the same. The structure of each family is different. In the following blog post, each person speaks from their own experience. Take what might work in your family and leave the rest!… Read More

Family Fun: Recipes For The Holidays

Spending time together in the kitchen often tops the list of favorite holiday memories for many families. Perhaps it’s preparing a recipe passed down through the generations. Or maybe it’s decorating treats to give to relatives and neighbors…. Read More

Responding To Criticism

Marianne Vakiener, Virginia Editor’s Note: A version of this article originally appeared in the July-August 1999 issue of New Beginnings (Vol. 16, No. 4) on pages 116-19. It has been updated and edited with the author’s permission. Several years… Read More

Hard Things Get Better

Jessica Santini-Levenhagen, Grand Forks, North Dakota Editor’s Note: This essay was originally published in the Fall 2020 edition of Northern LLLights, the Area Newsletter for La Leche League of MN/Das. When my second son, Holden, was born in… Read More