The number of newly homeless people has dropped significantly over the past two years in metro Denver, but an increasing number are adults with children, according to the 10th Homeless Point-in-Time Study, conducted on Jan. 24, 2011, by the Metropolitan Denver Homeless Initiative. In 2011, the number of newly homeless — which means homeless for […]

Since I’ve become a parent, I haven’t worried about whether or not bullying might happen…I’ve been flat-out waiting for it.  Because, frankly, bullying is nothing new.  We’ve all been through it at one time or another and while it isn’t fun, it’s reality.  But this type of bullying came in a way that I wasn’t […]

Not once in my wildest dreams did I think I’d be back in the dating pool in my 30s.  If someone had predicted 5 years ago that I’d be looking for a new relationship I would have said there was a better chance that I’ll be trampled to death by elephants in my own home […]

Did you know that April is National Organ Donation Awareness Month?  I know it’s probably not marked on your calendar because it’s not celebrated by drinking green beer or setting off illegal fireworks.  But I feel that it is my duty to bring it to your attention so that in the future, when you think […]

Paying your kids for good grades is like paying them to grow and learn and you can’t put a price on that. The hard work that goes into getting good grades is a hard-earned life lesson. Kids learn accountability and responsibility from their grades; good or bad. In most cases, grades are a direct reflection […]

Imagine this. You suddenly start crying and you can’t figure out what triggered it.  You feel angry at the world because you’ve just learned that life isn’t fair.  You’re grieving because you are living without someone you were never meant to lose. Now imagine that you’re seven years old.

I hate to go all “Shirley MacLaine” on you…but I’ve had two lives. My first life was pretty typical: House in the ‘burbs, nice husband who was pretty easy on the eyes, 3 kids I was sometimes tempted to put out on the driveway with a sign that said “free to a good home” but […]

My husband Jamie and I are different. Sure, in many ways we think alike, have the same interests and similar methodology with raising our children. But we go about life very differently. He is low-key. Methodical. Wise. I am not. One of the areas in which we are most different is how we need to […]

Editor’s note: Almost two years ago, Denver was caught up in a scandal when it was revealed Shawn Merriman was involved in a $20 million Ponzi scheme. There were many victims but no one was more blindsided by his betrayal than his own wife and four children. In our three-part series, Shawn’s now-ex-wife Andrea shares […]

Single moms unite! The Women’s Wilderness Institute is providing a fun and free opportunity to get together with other families and enjoy the outdoors. The group will spend time getting to know each other while participating in community building, goal-setting, stress reduction and nature-based awareness activities in Boulder’s beautiful wilderness playground. These events are for […]