Because the hustle of motherhood sometimes keeps us from really experiencing it, I find that jotting down a letter to one of my children helps me see him clearer for a while. See Quinn's letter here. Trenton is next. Today is Chase. I hope my letters help you see your children a a bit more, …
Rest Up & Replenish
I'm in need of a rest-up-and-replenish kind of day. Maybe you are too. This quote from Jeffrey R. Holland is going to be my new mantra. :) May we all find some time to refill ourselves soon! …
13 ways in which I do not have it together
Recently a friend of mine told me that I seem in person just like I seem on the blog—purposeful. Together. Within seconds I was spouting off all the things I am NOT excelling at right now, and I thought it only made sense to share them here! I have lost track of the last time I bathed the …
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Let’s Talk about Fighting
He was looking down at the ipad when he said it. A nonchalant "Just don't talk about it." I don't think he even looked up. We were on a long drive—Ryan and I in the front of the minivan with our three kids strapped in behind us in the middle row. Trenton had a front row seat to our argument. And …
How Productive Are Stay-at-Home Moms?
It came at the bottom of an email. One well-intended parting line that—I'm guessing—would make mothers everywhere cringe. I had emailed her in relation to another venture I'm pursuing. And even though I manage my apartment building, write a blog, and am starting another website, I still introduced …
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The Breastfeeding Diaries
We joked that my first son was born angry. I spent hours in our pitch-black laundry room, rocking-swaying-bouncing him to the hum of the running dryer. As it turns out, he was just born hungry! Prior to Trenton's birth, breastfeeding was never a decision for me; it was a given. But I never really …
