To the Mama Who Feels Like She was Meant for More
Before we go any further, let’s just address the self righteous Karens who are already giving me the side eye and disapproving flip of their severely angled haircut after reading Read more
Before we go any further, let’s just address the self righteous Karens who are already giving me the side eye and disapproving flip of their severely angled haircut after reading Read more
[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text] Dear Momma & Papa, I want you to know that it will be okay. Dear God it doesn’t feel like it will, and it feels like you Read more
Friends, today has been a DAY. It is barely lunchtime and it has been a daaaaaaayyyyyyy. We spent the last four days traveling and reuniting with old friends, swimming in Read more
I roll to one side and crack open a tired eyelid to see that it’s not even six am. The sun hasn’t considered coming up yet and the sound of Read more
This is what extreme parenting looks like. I am honest to a fault, raw and vulnerable, holding little back because I believe the more open we are with our testimony Read more
Labels tend to only mater much to those to whom they are assigned. So, for the first few years of my son’s life, I was just ‘Mama’. That’s it. Nothing Read more
I wish people knew. I wish people knew that I am not in yoga pants for the third day in a row out of convenience or even my complete feeling Read more
Since sometime after the dust settled on the holiday wrapping, it feels like the cold and flu got together, saw the upcoming forecast for an endless winter and were like, Read more
Sorry, Regina George. I’m the absolute antithesis of your surgically perked, perfect haired, wanting to be young and hip mama. In fact, as I was pleasantly reminded of my upcoming Read more
Our daughter will be three in April and she still takes a passifier when she sleeps. I’ll pause for the Karens to judge. With our son, removing the passi when Read more
Why do we spend more time apologizing than voicing our concerns, needs, or wants? When did it become shameful to just vent? Just because I’ve had a really frustrating day Read more
Like it happened yesterday, I can remember belly laughing over hour-long games of Dominoes, always diligent as my fiesty grandma would cheat in a second and never let me win Read more
As I sit, staring at the mountain of dirty dishes and miles of sippy cups lining the counters, I feel like I am at my motherhood breaking point. I don’t Read more
Lately I’ve been in a funk. Not just any typical gloomy mood, but one unlike anything I’ve felt before. One with insomnia and days of sleep, with no food that Read more
Parenting is late nights–whether washing bottle parts, catching up on mindless Netflix, nursing a newborn or rocking a toddler, or comforting a teen melting down over tomorrow’s presentation. The days Read more
The Struggle to PretendMental health can be tricky business. Those who’ve never faced the battle tend to deduce that we use our time ‘pretending to be sick’. I’d argue the Read more
I’m a list-maker; full-on Type A, get it done or get out kind of mama. For me, doing nothing is an art form. It has taken years of learning to Read more
Our Family Hasn’t Been to Church in a Year The modernization of popular worship services in some church congregations has made the music more relevant for a millennial crowd. Our Read more
Dear Holiday Anxiety, I’ve grown accustomed to your sister, Everyday Anxiety. She’s pretty much the worst. But you, Holiday Anxiety, you are a life-ruiner, a magic-stealer, a joy-thief and I Read more
It’s been ten years today. You know how people often ask you who is someone you look up to; someone you’d deem a hero? My answer then would be the Read more
Today I Blew It. I’d made breakfast for everyone in the house before the sun rose. I kissed the husband goodbye and got the kids ready for the day. “Okay Read more
Please stop telling me, “Everything happens for a reason.” Listen, friend. I know you’re just trying to help, to comfort me, or to think of absolutely anything to say because Read more
Hey Mama. Do you ever feel stuck? Stuck in your job? Stuck in a difficult situation? Stuck in debt? Stuck in a hard relationship? Stuck in a rut in your Read more
Lean in close. I have a secret. It IS TOO MUCH!! This is a real life picture of the kitchen/living area from our tiny house taken a few minutes ago. Read more