Jessica Kirk

To show you just how easy it is to transform your diet into a whole grain powerhouse each day, here's a simple menu showing where whole grain products can be tastefully substituted for white ones.

Sometimes yoga makes me think anything is possible. At the very least, I can share about it from the shy confines of Associated Content.

Intimate, passionate, bare-naked and unashamed and un-hiding...As close as I can possibly get and as far as I can possibly go.

Further adventures in potty training. An update since the last article.

But I've decided attitude has nothing to do with it. Mine or hers. We all have to go, and the potty is where we go, and she'll get that eventually just like we all do. And I'll do it for her until the...

I began to be frustrated that I wasn't feeling giddy about it. I felt guilty for my unnatural lack of exuberance. It was all there in my head, the thoughts of wonder and gladness, but I wasn't feeling...

Yes, marriage is satisfying and fulfilling. But the bliss isn't instantaneous. It's crafted over the years, and gets sweeter with time. You never have that if you don't work hard to attain it and stay...

There's no reason not to do it-it's painless and simple and takes very little effort or studying, and it is truly a joy to experience.

That being said, I've got the absolute BEST recipe shared from one family member to another, and I've figured out a few tips to help ensure that a cinnamon roll is everything a cinnamon roll should be...

A little snobbery is an easy overcompensation for the things that make us feel not-as-good as the woman next to us. And we all find ways to feel not-as-good as the woman next to us. It's in our nature...

There are so many great reasons to breastfeed. Unfortunately most of the enthusiastic people out there are just sticking with shouting "breast is best" and making women feel guilty if they need or cho...

I found out You can be yourself and have fun and contribute to the lives and minds of others. Suddenly it didn't sound like a wimpy chance to make pocket change, but rather a way to gradually make som...

Just getting outside for a walk can add so much to your life. And now is the best time in your life to do it because you can get the most from it.

If you know how to sew a straight line, you can make a baby quilt. It will not take long and shouldn't be overwhelming, because you have lots of motivation. My heart swells each night when my baby, wh...

It's up to each parent to make it happen. We're responsible for shaping the kind of people our little one's become.

Understanding and close contact and continual involvement are the natural urge of a new parent's heart. They're there for a reason.

If you are lugging around good intentions and well thought out plans for adding exercise to your weekly life but can't seem to get them into gear, don't think you're unique. Starting a new commitment ...

Following these tips may mean that it takes a while to really get the room finished. But it means you will love it, and it will probably have cost you less money.

I don't know about you, but I find myself going a little crazy by the end of my grocery shopping with trying to determine exactly how natural a product is. We really know so little about the stuff on ...

I've been amazed to discover in watching my daughter and her peers that two-year-olds are also little people at their cutest, funniest, and sweetest. The hugs and kisses I get in the future will never...

Recently I took in a three-month-old to care for full-time and I've had a chance to see a lot of positives I didn't expect from the combination of toddler and infant.

When kids are this little, anything fun or pleasurable is equal. It's all just plain GREAT. If it involves Mom and Dad and feeling good, you've hit gold. Even if it cost nothing.

A list of truths that will remain, no matter how slim I've been.

I'm not really writing about whether or not Starbucks is good. I'm writing about another issue entirely: my husband has to buy my Starbucks.

I'm talking about willpower. In the dieting world, that's an ugly word. Dieting is an ugly word in any world. So when you combine "willpower" and "dieting" it turns the faint of heart away rather quic...

Histrionic Personality Disorder and American Idol auditions.

For new mothers, even a check-up visit to the pediatrician can be nerve racking.

Making yourself look good by taking care of yourself on the inside, physically and emotionally.

Breastfeeding is so important to the development of a newborn and is equally full of potential frustration and pain. Don't give up. Here's how I learned to not only suffer through the begining but how...

Call it a rescue. Call it adoption. Giving a pup in need of a home, a place in your home is a win-win situation.