My husband and I met and married pretty quickly. Our first date was January 3rd and we were married by December 12th. So I guess it was no surprise when we found out we were pregnant that March following our wedding; we liked to work quick! We were making plans to attend our wonderful cousin’s… Read More
My dear friend, Mother’s Day is around the corner and I can only imagine the feeling that is slowly growing in your stomach. You love your mom. You love your friends who are moms. You are happy to honor their lives and love on them. But inside your heart sinks. Maybe a little. Maybe a… Read More
It was 4:30 in the afternoon and I was still in my husband’s football shirt I had thrown on before I fell into bed the night before. My two oldest kids were hopping around on one foot in front of the TV with little cups of Goldfish in their little, dimply hands and watching something… Read More
To the Mom standing at the back of the church rocking her baby, I see you. I see your tired eyes and anxious heart as you gently bounce your sweet bundle up and down, trying to get your little one to sleep, hoping not to disturb the congregation, but desperately wanting to hear the Word the pastor is… Read More
You see me when I travel and when I rest at home. You know everything I do. -Psalm 139:3 NLT I sat on the floor surrounded by kids and crying. I was crying. Because I had tried. So hard. I was so exhausted. And I saw nothing to show for all the effort I had given.… 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 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
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