O Lord, you have examined my heart and know everything about me. -Psalms 139: 1 NLT One day a dear friend of mine on Facebook included me in a challenge where I was to post 5 pictures of myself that made me feel “beautiful.” I couldn’t do it. It’s not that I think I am completely hideous or anything… Read More
Friends, I don’t know how to start this series other than telling you I am very nervous. How do I, Tammy, the most insecure girl who criticizes everything she does, reach out to you, my dear reader, and tell you how to be confident, strong and secure in who Christ made you to be? This… Read More
There has been a topic I have been fearful to cover in my writings…. That is the topic of hate. It’s too big. It’s too ugly. And sadly, it’s too prevalent. I’ve been thinking how I can write about something as big as this. I am only a small time writer. A simple mom and… Read More
Granted – I am never alone. Never ever ever alone. There are kids in my bed when I wake up; their sweet, chubby arms thrown over my face. There are kids whose pitter-pats I hear down the stairs, calling my name, as I sit on the couch with my hot cup of coffee while quickly reading… Read More
I want you to stop. Just stop. And push away the lies and put this thought into your head: You’re Not a Bad Mom. You’re not. You really, really aren’t. It’s just hard. So much harder than we ever thought. Visions of motherhood pre-kids include cuddling, and singing, and art projects and dancing in the… Read More
I remember that day, a few years ago, standing in the middle of my tiny apartment kitchen. With a new baby in the mix, I was now a mom with 3 kids under the age of 3. And I stood there, in that tiny kitchen, with tears pouring down my face. One of my toddlers was screaming. Another… Read More
I didn’t lose the baby weight. Two years later, almost 26 months to be exact, despite trying Whole 30 and Paleo then shifting back to Vegan, spending hundreds of dollars on products, and also, by the way, training for a 1/2 marathon, I didn’t lose the baby weight. In fact, I still have a LONG way… Read More
Hey friend, you’re enough. I know it doesn’t feel like it. I know you struggle to feel like enough. I know you struggle in your activities and duties to feel like enough. I know you struggle in your weight and primping to look like enough. I know you struggle to keep your house clean, on… Read More
So the past few weeks I have been cringing a bit when I pull up my Facebook or Twitter news feed. Because I have seen a lot of cyber fighting if you will amongst women mostly but there has been a lot of men chiming in too. People fighting over if one should… Read More