I Need a Village Because I Can’t Do This Alone
I need a village. It’s those lonely nights spent rocking a baby back to sleep while looking around at the laundry that needs folding, the bills…
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Just Come Over: The Art of Gritty Hospitality
I hate traveling, but I love learning about other cultures, and I LOVE friends from other continents and countries. I am drawn to their courage and…
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Friendships Right Now Are Hard But Worth It
“The kids woke up with a nasty cough. Let’s try for next week,” the message read. It was the third time my best friend or I had…
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Friendship is Easy With You
You know what I love? Friends who don’t make this friend thing complicated. People who don’t use the “you find out who your friends…
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Be the Friend You Want to Have
Friendship that is like family doesn’t happen overnight. Jennifer Garner posted a quote the other day that said, “The day you plant the seed is…
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I’m an Introvert Raising an Extrovert, and it’s Making Me Braver
I’m sure the moment you found out you were pregnant you wondered what your baby would be like. “Will it be a boy or a girl? Will she have…
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Friendships Are Hard and Girlfriends Are the Hardest
A few years ago my mom offered to host a baby shower for me. It was my second child, and it was another boy for me, so the list of needs was…
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I Want Good Friends
I don’t want friends who are good to me. Whoa, whoa, whoa. Nope. Came out wrong. Let me try that again. I don’t want friends…
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I’m Not Asking For Help But I Desperately Need it
Here I sit, a hot mess. On the outside, I might look like I have my stuff together, but I don’t. Heck, maybe I don’t even look like I have my…
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Science Says Every Mom Needs a “Vent Friend” (Can I Get an AMEN?!)
It all started during my second trimester with my first pregnancy. I didn’t even complain about the morning sickness during the first few…
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