Love at the beginning of this decade looked a lot like shiny diamonds and dinner dates. Today, it looks a lot like cleaning something...anything.
Tag: Parenthood
I’m 7 Years Into Motherhood and Still Winging It.
My oldest daughter turned 7 yesterday and I found myself texting my best friend, "How is this possible? She's halfway to a teenager but I just became a mom yesterday and I'm not even good at it yet." And if that isn't the truest thing that I've ever said—I'm not even good at it yet. …
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Progress In The Midst Of Chaos.
I don't know about you mamas, but I feel like I swing between two states of being. In the first, I'm in the middle of the ocean, riding life's wild waves on my paddle board completely in charge of where I'm going, soaking in every moment with gratitude and courage. But suddenly, I'm in the …
Midwest Mamas: We’re Going to Make It.
It has been a WIN-TER, mamas. You may have noticed that it's been a while between blog posts (or not, either way). But, it has. And you know why? Because I live in Missouri and it's winter. What does that have to do with anything, you ask? Parenting is harder in the winter and this …
I’m overdoing it. There, I said it.
Last week I sat in my car after leaving Kohl's where I was fast and furiously gathering last minute accessories for my sister's wedding on my lunch break. Shoes and jewelry to match my dress, and coordinating outfits for three miniature humans with very different styles. I finished at Kohl's and needed to run into …
One Day I’ll Miss It, But Right Now I Welcome It.
Anyone who's ever been to my house knows my young daughters are stage 400 clingers. They are mama's girls. And physical space...well, I need some of it. Like one inch at least. So when we were at the beach on vacation a few weeks ago and they were...OVER THERE...I sat wondering what to do with …
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A Mom’s Farewell to 2018
As far as life goes, this was a pretty low-key year for us, thank the good Lord. We didn't move or change jobs, deal with major illness or grieve loss. Life is busy enough without any big stuff going on, so I am grateful to 2018 for time to hunker down, deepen our roots and …
