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
I entered my kitchen with a huge sigh and a feeling of remorse… It was bad. The dishes were piled high in the sink, the dishwasher was a mess of items to put away, crumbs littered the floor and the griddle was still out from the pancakes we had made that morning. Despite cleaning the… Read More
Today begins the biggest reason I started Becoming… Your stories. It is a place for you to share what has happened in your life, how you pressed on, overcame, or held on. It’s your story of joy or pain, rejoicing or mourning… And it is a story that you can share to others that are… Read More
“Dear children, let’s not merely say that we love each other; let us show the truth by our actions.” – 1 John 3:18 NLT To the Wife who quit trying, Before my husband and I started dating we had a friendship filled with little text messages that made each other smile. Just the kind that… Read More
This thought has been on my heart a few days and then I read this post by Tsh Oxenreider and knew it was something I needed to write about… My hope is not to discourage dreams and goals. My hope is to remember that each person brings so much value… whether they are known or… Read More