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

Once Upon a Time You Got All of Me

First there was us, and now it’s them. We have four little hands that need us, and it’s so hard to get lost in parenthood and forget that at once…

Grief

Grief is a Wild Horse

I burst into tears the other day at the nail salon. “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” came on over the speakers, and though it was muffled…

I Was Raised by an Easter-Only Mom and I Want More for My Kids

Faith, Motherhood

I Was Raised by an Easter-Only Mom and I Want More for My Kids

Motherhood is not for the faint-hearted, and women tend to look to their upbringing for guidance. We may not even realize we’re doing it! But…

Living, Motherhood

We’ll Get Through Daddy’s Deployment Together

“I didn’t think we did that anymore.” I wish I could attribute that to one person, but I’ve heard it from multiple people when I’ve…

Grown Children, Motherhood, Teen

Our College Visit Disaster: What You Should Learn from My Mistakes

With a song in my heart, I got in the car to drive my daughter to our first college visit. We drove two hours to a school nestled in the…

Marriage

I Hold the Hand of a Hardworking Man

I’m blessed to be married to a blue-collar man—he carries our burdens and worries on strong shoulders and our hopes and dreams in his…

I Was Never Good Enough for My Mother, So I’m Done Trying

Living, Motherhood

I Was Never Good Enough for My Mother, So I’m Done Trying

I’m on a path in life that is so different from what I ever imagined growing up. It’s a path I’m not even sure I consciously choose. And it’s…

Living, Motherhood

I Am an Immigrant Mom

I have many moments of What did I get myself into? during the day, especially when one of my kids is screaming at the top of his lungs and the other…

Even When it Feels Like I Can’t, I Keep Going

Faith, Motherhood

Even When it Feels Like I Can’t, I Keep Going

When I feel like I can’t do one more thing. When I am overwhelmed and touched out and lost in the logistics of it all. When my physical and mental…

The Emotional Cost of Teaching Can Be Too Much

Living

The Emotional Cost of Teaching Can Be Too Much

“Do you ever regret leaving education?” I send this text to multiple former colleagues. I feel a pain in my heart and tears…

What Happens When She Wants Another Baby and He Does Not?

Faith, Marriage, Motherhood

What Happens When She Wants Another Baby and He Does Not?

I am on my knees, folded over, with my head resting on the carpet. I am in my closet, which doesn’t see much of the vacuum, and it is the only…

Grown Children, Motherhood

Everything I Know About Motherhood, I Learned from My Mom

I lay in a hospital bed, and the doctor placed my brand-new son into my arms. As I held him close and stared in wonder at this tiny new life, the…

Once Upon a Time You Got All of Me

Grief is a Wild Horse

I Was Raised by an Easter-Only Mom and I Want More for My Kids

We’ll Get Through Daddy’s Deployment Together

Our College Visit Disaster: What You Should Learn from My Mistakes

I Hold the Hand of a Hardworking Man

I Was Never Good Enough for My Mother, So I’m Done Trying

I Am an Immigrant Mom

Even When it Feels Like I Can’t, I Keep Going

The Emotional Cost of Teaching Can Be Too Much

What Happens When She Wants Another Baby and He Does Not?

Everything I Know About Motherhood, I Learned from My Mom

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