I'm busy-busy, as moms always are when getting a family ready for vacation. We are spending the Thanksgiving holiday in Arizona. It's been three years since I've been back; I cannot wait! (Like seriously, please bless I make it until then!) But I have to take a minute to acknowledge a few things I'm …
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Yesterday was the kind of motherhood day I wish came to me every day. It was all the sweeter because the day before, my patience was thin and my ability to enjoy the boys almost nil. But yesterday morning, before my head even left the pillow, the words, "Please bless me with patience; help me to …
Dealing with Emotion during Pregnancy
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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Recreational Companionship
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. …
Finding Quiet
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 …
Quotes to Inspire Your Pen
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 …
