Kimberly Archive

  Two months ago, three days before Christmas, on a rainy, chilly morning as I sat in the school drop-off lane with my kids in the backseat, my doctor called to tell me that I had breast cancer. By the time she called, I ...Read More

We’re two days post-Halloween, and my kids are still on a sugar high. All that chocolate and treats-they-only-get-this-time-of-year has them buzzing and bouncing about. It’s not as bad as it could have been: both kids walked away from Halloween with four pieces of candy ...Read More

This is a repost of an original article I wrote for BlogHer.com. In the months after my first child was born eight years ago, I had a mix of feelings most new parents experience: I was elated, exhausted, scared, and joyful. I also felt a ...Read More

This is a much-overdue post about my family’s visit to Haiti earlier this year. I can’t believe it’s taken this long (five months!) to share it here on Red Shutters. In February, my husband and I took our kids, five-year-old G and seven-year-old R, ...Read More