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Anger Management for Moms: the 365 Day Challenge
A couple weeks ago, I wrote about anger. My anger. The kind that fills me up with sadness and regret. The kind I dive into in the moment and feel I’m drowning in the next. Since I wrote about it, read...
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Negative tests and practicing my poker face
{I’ve been leery of sharing these thoughts and stories about our journey to have Baby #2. I don’t want to get pegged as an infertility writer cause I will feel guilty for getting pregnant when my...
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No more cookies. No, really. Okay, fine.
If you are a parent, or you have ever been around a toddler, you know they have these obsessions. Compulsions. These “I can’t help myself” moments. While endearing the first six times they pose a...
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Why I Want A Girl
I was sure the baby was a girl. 95% sure. Her name was Elizabeth. She had giant blue eyes and porcelain skin like her brother, with dark hair. She was a firecracker, stood her ground, knew she was...
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In Praise of ‘I Can’t’
For the next few weeks, I can’t do more than I can. It’s not something I like to admit to myself. I can’t drive. I can’t stand for long. All my chairs require pillows. I need sleep. I need to eat...
View Article9 reasons I like being a mom
There are many days where I feel like a strange version of a woman. Being a working mom will do that to you. It can be confusing. Mix in the fact that my son does not go to childcare but stays home...
View ArticleHow to feel like a good mom when you tuck yourself in
Motherhood is teaching me a lot about my human-hood. And it hurts. I face off against the frayed and tasseled ends of my patience and goodness every time my voice shouts too loud, or when my son's...
View ArticleA Little, Tiny Announcement
Today is one of those days where I know God is extravagantly kind because my life is proof. Today is my birthday - I turn 32. And today, I am 12 weeks pregnant with our second, long-awaited child. The...
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{CLICK THE PIC FOR A VIDEO ANNOUNCEMENT} Click here to see a special video announcement. If you've come back after the video to read this, I will say I was very surprised. I need to process the...
View ArticleThe Right To Be Whatever You Are
I need to tell you something: I've been lying. Or at least shrinking the truth. It took me until Sunday night in a room full of Christmas carols to realize it. I stood up for the chorus, "Sing Joy",...
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