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Marriage, Motherhood
March 27, 2020
4 Minute Read

As a Healthcare Worker, My Husband Is On the Front Lines. As a Mom, So Am I.

“Hey, just checking in. How’s your day?” I balanced the phone between my shoulder and ear as I pulled a bubbling tater tot hotdish out of the…

Baby, Motherhood
March 25, 2020
3 Minute Read

Dear Second Born, You Make Me a Better Mom

Dear second born, You didn’t make me a mom, you made me a better one. I didn’t think I could possibly love another human being with that perfect…

Motherhood
March 24, 2020
4 Minute Read

Dear SAHMs, We Will Never Underestimate You Again

Dear stay-at-home moms, After one week of isolation, I wanted to tell you that you are the real MVPs of motherhood. I know I will probably get some…

Motherhood
March 20, 2020
3 Minute Read

Motherhood Is Only Part of My Purpose

I have spent countless hours in therapy redefining myself. Learning I am not a one-dimensional being, I am not defined by my trauma or individual…

Motherhood
March 18, 2020
3 Minute Read

Motherhood Has Made Me Soft

Motherhood made me soft. It’s given me a heart that shatters over a scraped knee, and it’s turned my nerves from calm to rather…

Motherhood
March 17, 2020
5 Minute Read

I Am the Other Woman—And So Are You

I watched her from across the small room . . . she was playing Tic-Tac-Toe with her son on the chalkboard wall while simultaneously grabbing his…

Kids, Motherhood
March 17, 2020
3 Minute Read

He Saves His Bad For Me

It was a typical morning in our house with everyone scrambling to get up, get dressed, and get out the door. My 7-year-old was goofing around, as…

Child, Kids, Motherhood
March 16, 2020
4 Minute Read

Their World Has Less of Me, But Mine Still Has Only Them

My morning doesn’t begin with the soft kisses from little ones full of baby smell anymore. They begin with the rush of all members of the house…

Kids, Motherhood
March 12, 2020
4 Minute Read

Date Your Spouse—And Your Kids, Too

By today’s standards, we have a large family—four girls. In a large family where both parents work outside the home, it’s easy to get…

Motherhood
March 7, 2020
2 Minute Read

Nothing Is More Humbling Than Learning to Be Your Mama

I didn’t know. I didn’t know it would be this hard. That I’d be this tired. That I’d get so frustrated. That I’d cry this much. That I’d…

Being a mom

As a Healthcare Worker, My Husband Is On the Front Lines. As a Mom, So Am I.

Dear Second Born, You Make Me a Better Mom

Dear SAHMs, We Will Never Underestimate You Again

Motherhood Is Only Part of My Purpose

Motherhood Has Made Me Soft

I Am the Other Woman—And So Are You

He Saves His Bad For Me

Their World Has Less of Me, But Mine Still Has Only Them

Date Your Spouse—And Your Kids, Too

Nothing Is More Humbling Than Learning to Be Your Mama

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