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

Winter Gloves and Other Trauma

As I stood in the middle of a bustling English high street, trying to help my screaming 7-year-old daughter fit her fingers into her new winter…

Motherhood

I No Longer Wear a Mask to Hide the Hard Parts of Being a Special Needs Parent

So many of us moms who have a child or children with special needs feel the need to put on a brave face, a happy face, a hopeful face, and maybe even…

Sometimes in Life, You Just Really Need a Win

Living, Motherhood

Sometimes in Life, You Just Really Need a Win

These past few weeks have hit my family hard in a variety of ways. My marriage is going through a difficult season. My oldest son has encountered…

Grief, Loss, Motherhood

Sharing Our Grief Frees Our Hearts

Almost 18 years ago, we lost our first child. It was unexpected. It was public. It was traumatic. It was a moment in time that even to this day,…

There’s Still Magic in These Tween Years

Motherhood, Tween

There’s Still Magic in These Tween Years

The water shimmers atop the electric-blue pool. The clock blinks 94 degrees. It is July 10th weather showing off. A friend asked me to watch her son.…

Marriage

Sometimes Love is Filling the Empty Water Bottle

It was just another typical chaotic morning in our home. As I was about to run out the door to pick up our daughter from school, I noticed my…

Faith, Motherhood

God Had Different Plans

As I sip my twice-reheated coffee holding one baby and watching another run laps around the messy living room, I catch bits and pieces of the Good…

Baby, Motherhood

My Baby Had Laryngomalacia

Life’s funny, isn’t it? Just when you think you’ve got the whole motherhood thing figured out, the universe throws a curveball.…

Living, Teen

The Room that Built Me

Before Pinterest, before social media, before anybody cared, my room during high school in the early 2000s was decorated with magazines taped all…

Friendship, Living

Hey Friend, Meet Me in the Mess

If you come to our home, you’ll likely see a basket of folded or unfolded laundry waiting to be put away. You may even see a pile of dirty clothes…

Motherhood

Please Stop Comparing Kids

Let me begin with this important message: Please refrain from comparing children, especially when it pertains to their growth and development. If you…