Mile High Mamas

Today feels unbearably heavy. A shooting on the campus where many of my children’s friends attend college. And another in Evergreen, one of my favorite places. Some of those students were once carried on their mothers’ backs in my hiking group when my kids were babies. We dreamed of bright futures for our children—futures that did not include what this world is becoming.

When Ethan and Jenny Martin boarded a plane to Burundi last year, they knew their lives were about to change. What they didn’t know was just how quickly their hearts would expand, or how two little boys would reshape the rhythm of their home, their perspective and their understanding of family.

Twice a year, Mile High Mamas does a round-up detailing Colorado’s popular children’s consignment sales. Thousands of shoppers find bargains on kids’ clothing for newborn-preteen, toys, strollers, furniture, baby equipment, books, shoes, maternity items and more…all at 50-90% below retail.

If you’re a mom in Colorado, winter can feel like a marathon of sniffles, coughs, and sick days. By the time the holidays are over, many families assume the flu season is behind us. But flu season isn’t over yet, and here in Colorado, it’s still affecting families even as spring approaches.

She went straight from delivery to an MRI. Doctors discovered her brain wasn’t structurally typical. At six weeks old, her parents faced an unimaginable decision: a 12-hour hemispherectomy, a surgery that disconnects or removes one side of the brain.

“Hey, Sam!” the group of boys yelled at my son as he climbed in our van after school.