Open Adoption Shaped Our Family
Becoming a parent seemed impossible for my husband and me. After many years of trying to have a child, and…
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Becoming a parent seemed impossible for my husband and me. After many years of trying to have a child, and…
Continue ReadingI just finished folding 13 loads of laundry. No exaggeration—if anything, I’m underselling myself because some of the laundry baskets…
Continue ReadingBefore I became a mom, I thought I had a pretty good idea of what to expect. Love, diapers, sleepless…
Continue ReadingDear Mama, Today, take a moment for yourself. A moment to reflect on this powerful journey. And just soak it…
Continue ReadingI saw a photo taken over a decade ago of me with perfectly highlighted hair, a face full of makeup,…
Continue ReadingI walked into the amusement park with my son, ready for a day of proving myself as a cool mom.…
Continue ReadingThree years ago, I signed a piece of paper that would change the rest of my life forever. At the…
Continue Reading“Mommy, what if God was real, like in our house?” my oldest ponders as he chews on a cucumber, his…
Continue ReadingI’m lying in bed, trying to shut off my ADHD brain. I’m usually caught in a cycle of obsessively overthinking…
Continue ReadingNot gonna lie—I’m feeling a little lost. My first baby graduated from high school yesterday. He did it! We did…
Continue Reading“One, two, three! Say, ‘Cheese!’” About two months ago, senioritis was so ripe in our home you could smell it.…
Continue ReadingI remember lying there, having just heard the first screams of my newly-born baby girl. Feeling incredibly worn out, yet…
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