Do they also know my affection?
It was just an everyday nap time. It had been a crazy morning of managing a cranky newborn and repeatedly chastising my toddler for touching things that she wasn't supposed to, clawing at my knees, or disturbing my efforts to soothe her newborn sister to sleep. As my...
Two Under Two – 6 Proven Tips For Having A Second Baby With A Toddler
Practical Tips For Adjusting To 2 Under 2 Having 2 kids under 2 can be a difficult thing to adjust to as a mom. The routine that was established with one child is shaken and the demands on a mom's time suddenly have no limit. Both children may be in diapers and at...
Deciding Mom Would Stay At Home – 6 Practical Changes We Made
Deciding mom would be staying home was a complex decision for us as a family. My husband and I both desperately wanted our children to be able to grow up with their mother able to be staying home. We both grew up with our mothers staying home in our early years and we...
God Has Compassion For You Weak Momma.
I started today in a very deep pool of self-pity. I was angry at what my life has become. I wanted my flexibility back. I wanted my sleep back. I missed the self-care that I so easily once enjoyed. I wanted my personal ambitions back. I wanted my body back. I wanted...
A Wife’s Guide To Fantasy Football – Updated 2018
It's that time of year again. Your husband is absent for long lonely weekends. His returning mood is unpredictable. He's obsessed with lugging home a bigger haul and he stews all week if he returns empty handed. It's hunting season for sports crazed men. It's fantasy...
Down Syndrome Lives Matter
By now the report recently published by CBS news regarding Iceland's eradication of down syndrome births has been well circulated. Social media and other reporting networks have responded with varying positions on the article, the statistics, and the country's...
Freedom
Yesterday was a very difficult day. It was one of those days that made me question everything - my purpose, my identity, and the role that God has called me to as mom. The kitchen counter was littered with dirty dishes. The living room was a not-so-subtle minefield of...
Reflection On My 1st Year As A Mom
And just like that a year is done. It's true what I've been told that time flies by with your child and it's true what I've been told that motherhood is one of the hardest and richest roles in life. To speak with true transparency, this was a very difficult year for...
Mommy, you are not enough.
Moms, there is a subtle and well-meaning message in today’s media that you are enough for your kids. That your perseverance in the uphill fight of motherhood makes you strong and that, though you only see weakness, it is enough for your family and kids. That when the...