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A Letter To My Baby On Her First Day Of School

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Here I sit, as I write a letter to my baby on her first day of school. You think these days are far off, as you sit with a newborn on your chest, praying through the sleepless nights, wishing away the bedtime tantrums of the toddler years, and then, BOOM. Life happens. Change comes, And […]

Finding Hope Through Loss | A Personal Journey of Miscarriage

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Writing has always been an outlet of healing for me. Even as a little girl, I remember taking a pencil to an empty journal my mom brought home from her classroom and writing fictional books with made-up characters that before lived only in my imagination. Writing has always been a healing outlet for me, so […]

Pursuit In The “Middle-Of” Moments

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Have you ever encountered a “middle-of-moment”? A moment where you’re faced with a choice of distraction, or choosing to pursue a heart posture of intention? We love gathering with our families, friends, neighbors, and just being together. We also love being the hosting house, but with that (more times than I’d like to admit), I […]

Mothering Through Loss | Navigating Motherhood Without A Mother

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This Mother’s Day, as we celebrate the wonderful mother’s in our lives, we are also not blind to the fact that this day has great potential to bring a longing for the mother who has left us; the mothers who were gone too soon. The sting and the yearning it can bring to our days […]

Tending To The Tired Mom In Your Life This Mother’s Day

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Calling all Husbands, Fathers, family members, children, grandparents, mom-tribe friends, and anyone else this may concern this Mother’s Day: Still haven’t gotten anything for the woman who gave life to those little angels you call your offspring yet? Let me remind you – Mother’s Day is in 3 days! And this year, it’s not on […]

Mother’s Day 2020: The Year Every Mom Deserved…

Mother’s Day 2020: The year every mom deserved a one-way ticket to Tahiti, favorite snacks in hand, and unlimited spa credit upon her arrival. While you’re at it, cue the iced, fruity drinks with cute umbrellas delivered to her poolside, too. K? Thanks. Sound about right, mama? Though I’d miss my little ones clinging to […]

FREE (And Seriously Awesome) Mother’s Day Printable Cards (Instant Download)

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With Mother’s Day just around the corner, we’ve put together some pretty fantastic, real-life FREE digital Mother’s Day Cards! If there was ever a time to celebrate a mother – it’s in the middle of a global pandemic, where she’s working around the clock within the walls of her home, most likely doubting every move […]

A Child’s Reminder: What Your Child Wants You To Remember MOST This Christmas

What your child wants you to remember this Christmas isn’t the top item on their wish list, or the cookies left out for Santa. It’s not remembering to move their elf on the shelf, or even reading them the perfect bedtime story. It’s not rushing from activity to activity or party to party, or cultivating […]

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. […]

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 […]