If I could warn any pregnant woman about one thing, it would be the emotional toll pregnancy may take on you. I'd grab her by the shoulders and yell, "No matter your emotional state, you are normal!" While I was pregnant with my first son, I couldn't understand why I spent so many hours lying on my …
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When we first got married, we read a book about the five needs of a man and a woman. I don't have the book to refer to now, but over the last seven years, Ryan and I have made a lot of jokes about three of the male needs—an attractive spouse, sexual fulfillment, and recreational companionship. …
Our family found the perfect u-pick orchard last weekend. It was unmanned, with bags for the taking and a box to drop your money in afterward. It had a dozen rows of labeled apple varieties. It was tucked down a twisty road only miles from the coast. But best of all, it was silent. I noticed it …
You know I have a thing for quotes, but what I haven't mentioned is that some of my favorites quotes are about writing. I recently discovered a few new quotes to love, through a lovely Etsy shop called Sparrow Nest Script that sells small, beautiful, hand-lettered journals. "A word after a word …
Let Why Lead has taken a bit slower of a pace for the last few months for one main, happy reason: We're expecting! Baby #3 will arrive in March. I'm feeling great now that I'm in the second trimester. I'm extremely lucky not to get much morning sickness, but I was pretty well wiped out for the …
It feels like I know them. I know which boy prefers soy milk to regular. I know at about what time my oldest will need help on the toilet. I know how many gogurts they can eat in a row and what time of day they're most likely to fight. You too, right? You know how much your little one loathes the …
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