Written last week: This post, I write while I am sitting beside my hospital bed, waiting to hear if I will be discharged or not. As I gaze out the window and realize that I soon will be stepping into “the world” again, I can’t help but reflect on my life. Such a heavy thought…
When Mazy was a baby, I had this high expectation of myself to raise this well-behaved, sleep through the night, eat everything under the sun, compliant baby. I mean who doesn’t go into having their first kid, thinking that in some shape or form? It doesn’t matter how many children you have, we all set…
It was a day that I had to eat my own words. And let’s be honest, it happens. A LOT. Parenting sure has a way of doing that to ya, doesn’t it? I am often wrong and Mazy often proves that. I am often teaching myself the very lessons I am trying to teach her….
I know, you’re probably wondering what in the WORLD am I talking about? Let me explain. So Mazy loves Flarp. If you’ve never heard of it, it is one of the strangest man-made creations you’ll ever encounter, but also get much laughter out of. I mean, who doesn’t giggle when some extra air exits the…
When a family member is on a difficult path, it is the whole family that walks that journey not only with them, but walks that journey in their own unique way. What I mean is that even though there is one person experiencing the health, personal, or emotional struggle, it really is the whole family…
If you are a podcast listener, you might have listened to, or at least heard of, the Risen Motherhood podcast! It’s a down-to-earth, authentic, real-life conversation about motherhood, the joys, the struggles, and everything in between! I would say it is one of my favs, when I get a chance to listen to one. So,…
