It’s been a hot minute since I’ve done a blog post crazy year am I right!? This year from the very beginning was so very different, travel plans were canceled, we weren’t able to be with family as much as we would have liked, the world kinda got turned upside down shaken up a bit… Continue reading 2020 What a year!
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Proverbs 31 Wife?
Mama, don’t define yourself by Proverbs 31. I can tell you from experience, we can’t live up to what’s written in there. And that doesn’t mean we should avoid it all together. But we should take it for what it is - a model of wise behavior. Not a checklist of how we’re to perform… Continue reading Proverbs 31 Wife?
Cloth Diaper 101
So I'm a beginner at this cloth Diaper lifestyle. But would love to share what I have learned so far! When I started the thought that continued to keep me from wanting to was the thought of there is so much work involved, what about the poop, and is it going to make my life… Continue reading Cloth Diaper 101
Four.
I have four children. If I'm asked how many kids I have by someone new, I say two. Not because I am uncomfortable, but because it is a difficult conversation for others to understand that I have two, here on earth with me. And Two angels being held in God's arms. I don't know if… Continue reading Four.
Dear new Mama 💜
DEAR NEW MOM, No matter what advice you are searching for or how you may be feeling about your capabilities as a new mom right at this very moment, please let me just say this one thing: You may not be a perfect mom, but you are the perfect mom for your kids. We all… Continue reading Dear new Mama 💜
A Mamas Love
In the silence of the morning, before anyone else is awake, it’s just me and you. Your gentle kicks wake me up. I feel you. I poke back, initiating connection with you. We go back and forth, you and I, sometimes for an hour before anyone else is awake. It’s our little secret, these sacred… Continue reading A Mamas Love
Sweet Mama ❤️
"Oh, sweet momma… I am so, so sorry you are here. I know this is your worst nightmare realized. I know this wasn't plan A, B, C, or Z. I know the weight of it all is suffocating, soul crushing, devastating, and earth-shattering in every way possible. I know you would trade it all just… Continue reading Sweet Mama ❤️
TO MY CHILD: IN A WORLD WHERE YOU CAN BE ANYTHING, BE KIND!
I’ll never forget the feeling when a stranger put her hand on my shoulder and told me I was doing a great job. That I would get through this. And everything would be okay. You see, you were a newborn. And I was an exhausted new mom. You were adjusting to this big wide world… Continue reading TO MY CHILD: IN A WORLD WHERE YOU CAN BE ANYTHING, BE KIND!
Today I Breastfed you for the last time.. 🥰
TODAY.. I breastfed you, my firstborn for the last time. And it was hard. That last Morning when I got you out of your crib and you gently started pulling at my shirt letting me know exactly what you needed and wanted from me, like you had done so many times before. Made we start… Continue reading Today I Breastfed you for the last time.. 🥰
To my husband. Thank you for being a good man.
Dear Husband, You are a good man. No, a great one. You are the man of my dreams. Not just that, you are the man who has slain the dragons in my nightmares. You have exceeded my dreams, brought to life a man my dreams didn’t know existed. You are a man who speaks truth.… Continue reading To my husband. Thank you for being a good man.
Finding Joy in the Journey
I have probably rewritten this blog post half a dozen times before really learning how to trust God with my heart. Everyone always says that "GOD DOES EVERYTHING FOR A REASON" "There is always a purpose for his plan", whether it be Marriage struggles, financial struggles, infertility issues, the list goes on and on.. I… Continue reading Finding Joy in the Journey
ITS ALL MESSY.. EVERYTHING!
Expectations VS Reality.. LIES Honestly there shouldn't have to be expectations with being a mom, every mom is different and every woman in general is different. I think this may be the biggest Learning process for me as a new mom has been YOU CANT BE ANYONES EXPECTATION OF MOTHERHOOD... Being a mom in my… Continue reading ITS ALL MESSY.. EVERYTHING!
Dear New Mom Like Me..
DEAR NEW MOM, No matter what advice you are searching for or how you may be feeling about your capabilities as a new mom right at this very moment, please let me just say this one thing: You may not be a perfect mom, but you are the perfect mom for your kids. We all screw… Continue reading Dear New Mom Like Me..
For the tired Mama..
Being a new mom is tough. You’re not getting much sleep and are so exhausted. Beyond exhausted. You’re still trying to learn how to be a mother to your new baby. Trying to figure out what your baby needs at any given moment. Most of the time having absolutely no clue. As a first time… Continue reading For the tired Mama..
Wife.. Mommy.. Me?
I think that once you have a baby your whole life and world changes. And I remember people always telling me that it will be horrible and you'll never sleep, and people always tell you the horrible things about becoming a parent. But... what about the good stuff!? I think that being a Mommy is… Continue reading Wife.. Mommy.. Me?
Learning to overcome the Fear of failure!
I gave birth to my beautiful daughter about four months ago, these last four months have been the best and worst days of my life. There has been so many emotions but I have also struggled with a lot these past few months. When you give birth there is this overwhelming sense of joy that… Continue reading Learning to overcome the Fear of failure!