Amber Johnson

For the past several years, we have run this article on Being a Good (and Bad) Mother on our mommy blog for Mother’s Day. It...

Now that we’re in the trenches with teenagers, I fondly remember way back when I instituted the rule at our house: NO GROWING UP! Of...

This year, money is tight for many family members. This caused me to reflect upon Christmas 2008. Instead of giving each other gifts we didn’t...

I wasn’t prepared for the full-circle moment I had when my family returned to Crested Butte, Colorado before my recently graduated daughter Hadley moved out....

Call it what you want. Binky. Pacifer. Paci. Soother. I call it a little cut of hell.  Sure, I loved Hadley’s pacifier when it quelled...

Crested Butte has long been my family’s favorite outdoor playground in Colorado. Sure, it’s a 4.5-hour drive from Denver but that’s part of the charm...

I’ve had big, curly hair most of my life. During my early years, my hair was more frizzy than curly and I endured many nights...

When my son Bode was little (33-pounds to be exact) I loved going for bike rides with him in his bike trailer. It was one...

My daughter Hadley’s butterfly obsession began last summer when my parents bought her a butterfly net and book. She was not quick enough to capture...

My daughter Hadley recently got her driver’s license nearly two years “late.”   It has been a long time coming.  She was in Driver’s Ed...