No One Has It All Together (Even Becky With The Great Hair)
“People always say to me ‘I don’t know how you do it with two. I can’t do it with one.’ And I’ll always say, the first is your hardest. And the other truth, no one has it all together. I had never been more shocked, more overwhelmed and more sleep deprived ever in my life. […]
Building A Village | A Culture’s Cry For Community
Squeals from my 4-year-old at the top of the stairs as her little legs caught up with her big girl plans yelled, “Mommy I can’ttttt. I just can’t go any further alone, I need help.” As I rushed to her aide, it made me think… How many times have I tried to find strength all […]
Attention Seeking vs Connection Seeking
Why Do Toddlers Need So Much Attention? As I sit here trying to write this, the joyful squeals of young kids fill the air. The attention seeking shouts of “Mommy, look!” and “Me do it!” echo through the play structure tunnels and down the slides like a megaphone bringing smiles to every parent in the […]
THAT Mom – Be Her | A Doubting Mom’s Reminder To Pause
So she was one of the [many] moms that gave me a pep talk before becoming a mom. But not the pep talk like, “oh you can do it, you’re going to be a great mom” No, the honest -real life-mama-bear- pep talk. You know, that mom. The call-in-all-hours-of-the-night mom in your village. Everyone needs […]
My Story With Postpartum Depression | Overcoming Postpartum Depression
CLIMBING OUT OF THE POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION CLOUD + FINDING NEW PERSPECTIVE Writing, along with capturing moments through imagery, has always been a form of healing for me. A way to shift my perspective, alter my reality, or in some cases bring me back to the some-days awesome, some-days messy, reality I get to call mine. […]
To The Mother Believing a Lie: They Still Need You
For whatever season you’re in – they still need you. For the mother sending her child to school for the first time this year, she still needs you. For the mother taking her last back to school photo before college, he still needs you. For the mother fighting for the baby she hopes to carry […]
To The Fear Based Parent: 5 Biblical Promises To Pray Over Your Children
In a fear-based world, we face the daily temptation to be led into fear-based parenting instead of faith-based parenting. God makes it very clear in his word that we are to “direct our children in the way they should go, and when they are old they will not depart from it” (Proverbs 22:6) How are […]
The Fear No One Talks About When Adding Another Child To Your Family (Giveaway Included!)
How to be intentional when adding another child to your family I remember being pregnant with our second child, and so many days I battled with the fear of how to extend my love to another child. As the days came closer to our second child’s arrival I realized that no one talks about this. […]
Bring Me Back Here: A Letter To The Busy Mom Doubting Herself (Giveaway Included!)
A Letter to the busy mom doubting herself and her calling: Lord, bring me back here. In the moments I believe that my success, followers, career, or desires are my why… Bring me back here. In the moments when I doubt my purpose or question my pursuit. On the days where I feel I’m falling […]
“Hormone Raging Mother” Climbs Into Baby’s Crib: The Viral Story + The Mama Behind It (Giveaway Included!)
Biblical Encouragement for New Mothers . Maybe you’ve seen the Viral Story of the “Hormone Raging Mom” who climbed in her daughter’s crib after a story that tugged her heart to the core. Nearly 3 years ago, I wrote those words. God used some of the darkest times in my life while struggling with post-partum […]