Her View From Home - Motherhood, Marriage, Faith and Grief

Your Tiny Hands Hold My Heart

We’re swaying to the steady rhythm of the rocking chair, a nestled buoy bobbing with the current. My sweet baby boy, how you’ve already changed…

Grief

I’m Still Supposed To Have My Mom

Losing my mom was the first real, all-consuming, heartbreaking, awful pain I ever felt in my 30 years of life. I never felt so lost. I’m not…

Faith

Go to Church Even When You Feel Undone

I went to church without makeup. Now, let’s get something straight—I am far from a diva when it comes to my appearance. I often go to the…

Kids, Motherhood

My Son Was Nearly Strangled By a Window Blind Cord

I hate to admit it, but I tend to roll my eyes at small statistics. For instance, the journal Pediatrics reported that the Center for…

Motherhood

Everything I Need To Know About Motherhood I Learned From My Mom

I used to wonder why my mom loved high-waisted jeans. I used to wonder why she took so much time getting ready to go on a date with my dad. I used to…

Friendship

6 Ways to be an Awesome Ride or Die Friend

“I would rather walk with a friend in the dark, than alone in the light.” – Helen Keller My mom used to tell me there is a big difference…

Motherhood

Here’s to Us, Middle-Aged Moms Just Trying to Keep Up

Do you ever feel like the rotting avocado on your counter? There it is. So promisingly fresh. So deceptively OK. Until it’s taco Tuesday and what…

Motherhood

Being a Single Mom Forced Me to Find Strength I Never Knew I Had

Mama. The whispered voice is heard coming from my open bedroom door. My seven year old walks over to me, sweating and pale. Mama. I just threw…

Motherhood, Teen

The Secret to Parenting Teens? Listen and Repeat.

Of all the parenting hacks you’ll ever hear, this one is the most important. “LISTEN AND REPEAT.” I didn’t make it up. I read it…

Products We Love, Teen, Tween

12 Books For Navigating the Lonely World of Parenting Tweens and Teens

When I found out I was pregnant and for a few years after, I devoured every parenting book I could find. I liked knowing what was going to happen and…