Blog | Mikala Albertson — Mikala Albertson MD

I’m pretty sure all those earlier parenting challenges were preparing us for today—these days of parenting a teenager. EVERYTHING feels multiplied!!

Feb 13

Feb 13 Adolescence is the Beginning of a Thousand Tiny Goodbyes

This is my third time watching a boy of mine slip into the whipping, swirling vortex of adolescence. And I know. I know they return—taller, leaner, deep-voiced, even more hilarious and fun, wiser, witty, a little more grown, and still absolutely amazing. But the letting go is hard.

Jan 31

Jan 31 The One Thing NO ONE Told Me About Raising Teenagers

No one told me just how amazing it is to watch this little person you met at his very first breath GROW UP—even way up over your own head—and I want you to know. Raising teens is hard, but it is so good, too! I promise.

Jan 25

Jan 25 Most of My Life is Ordinary

Life, Motherhood

None of it feels shiny! And it certainly isn’t perfect, but it IS beautiful. Life happens in the ordinary after all!

Jan 9

Jan 9 Modern Medicine is Miraculous

Health, Life, Motherhood

It’s sobering to know that before IV antibiotics were widely available, my daughter’s particular diagnosis had a blindness rate of 20% and with certain complications, a mortality rate >40%.

Dec 10

Dec 10 Five Things to Skip This Christmas (and still enjoy a beautiful holiday season):

Ask your family what they love most and give yourself the gift of a beautiful Christmas season by doing just the few things they feel matter most.

Aug 9

Aug 9 You Have a Beautiful Family

And showing up to this mess and noise through exhaustion (and sometimes tears) is part of raising a beautiful family!!

Jul 12

Jul 12 Your Kids Don't Need a Super Mom

Your kids need a mom who laughs and cries and yells and dances and forgives and prays and hugs and loves. And LIVES!!

Jul 3

Jul 3 Ohhh...This Is Grief

It is perfectly okay to admit this change is hard on my momma heart. It’s okay that it feels necessary to grieve.

May 25

May 25 He is Every Person He's Ever Been

He’s practically grown. And yet, he’s the same boy I’ve always known.

Apr 26

Apr 26 He's Practically Grown

And it’s changing the way I mother him.

Apr 10

Apr 10 So God Made a Mother

This is the beautiful, bittersweet ache of motherhood—every day we hold on and we let go. And our hearts simply grow.

Apr 4

Apr 4 Take a Break

The kids are fine!

Mar 20

Mar 20 Soak It In

That little boy you always knew is right there…and somehow this beautiful new person is emerging too.

Feb 24

Feb 24 That's My Boy

Sometimes I stare across the room at him when he doesn’t know I’m watching and think, ‘When exactly did he GROW UP?’

Aug 26

Aug 26 I'm in a Grace Period

I’m giving myself the time and grace and space to wonder. I’m giving myself some time to just…BE. And I’m calling it my Grace Period.

Aug 15

Aug 15 Where Did the Time Go?

That’s what I’m supposed to say, but it’s not what I’m thinking as you begin kindergarten.

May 9

May 9 Motherhood is in the Details

Keeping track of the ordinary little details of this family is the greatest privilege of my life. And if the tiny details of childhood matter to them, then they matter so much to me because that’s how they feel secure and loved.

Apr 4

Apr 4 Feelings Are For Feeling