Abbey Roy

This past week, the U.S. Figure Skating Championships took place in Columbus. It was presumably the closest this caliber of skaters will come to our hometown in…I’m going to say quite some time. (Unless the Olympics are planned to take place in the Buckeye State at some point in the future, which I’m deeming unlikely.)

Abbey Roy Author's note: I am exceedingly grateful for the opportunity to be a work-from-home mom.

Author’s note: I am exceedingly grateful for the opportunity to be a work-from-home mom. I’ve been doing it for more than a decade, and the flexibility it has afforded me — to parent, clean, work, create and much more, all from the comfort of my own four walls — is a blessing I will never take for granted.

Abbey writes about the importance of surrounding yourself with people who encourage and don't tear down

Abbey writes about how as with plants, people's growth take time and look different from person to person.

Just a collection of fur and bones and flesh that we picked up from the shelter one afternoon in May.

In lieu of a vacation to the tropics, the Roys spend spring break accomplishing tasks around home

Abbey and her family gather to celebrate the April 8, 2024, solar eclipse in Ohio and spend needed family time together.

Complimenting a stranger on the bike path, Abbey writes about how our words have the power to uplift and encourage.

Newark Advocate Yesterday I spoke on the phone with a mom friend who is grieving.