“What your grandfather didn’t understand is that strength comes in different disguises. It does not always ride a mighty horse or wield a shiny sword. Sometimes we have to be like a riverbank, twisting and turning along with the earth, withstanding swells...
The term “Mom” gets such a bad rap. Remember when the phrase “you hit like a girl” was an insult? What would it take for us to associate “mother” with strength? Because that’s what I’ve found in motherhood. Mothers are some of the strongest people I’ve EVER met! Not...
Since being pregnant, Matt and I have simplified our life and spent more time together on the weekends and in the evenings, resting, relaxing, going for walks. I just feel extremely grateful for the upcoming opportunity to be a mom and to be a family. It has given me...
What is the story of your family? What are the stories you will tell your children as they grow up? What will their memories be made of? Will they remember that when they were 2 years old their favorite game was hide and seek under the blanket? Probably not. Will you?...
I had been feeling kind of crampy the whole week leading up to labor, so on 40 weeks, 5 days pregnant, I was used to the feeling. My two dogs were extra cuddly that night (they must have known!), and my husband and I decided to take them for a walk. The whole walk, I...
