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Living
December 31, 2018
3 Minute Read

I Just Can’t Balance it All

I decided to stop using “balance” to describe how I manage life as a grown-up. Partly because “balance” conjures up images of ledgers with…

Motherhood
December 18, 2018
6 Minute Read

To the Mom With Holiday Anxiety

I love the holidays. Really, I do. But if I could get past my anxiety surrounding almost every little thing that makes up the holidays, I know I…

Motherhood
December 8, 2018
3 Minute Read

It’s OK to Admit You’re Not OK, Mama

To all the other mama bears struggling with postpartum mood disorders, I want to let you know that it really, truly, absolutely is OK to NOT be…

Faith, Motherhood
November 24, 2018
4 Minute Read

Dear Mama, God Can Handle Your Emotions

Dear mama, As we all know, motherhood is such an incredibly vulnerable time of life. Emotions tend to run high. I have found that when I am…

Health, Mental Health, Relationships
October 16, 2018
4 Minute Read

I Don’t Have Anxiety—But My Husband Does

I don’t have anxiety but my husband does. We should have realized this years ago but we missed it. The realization came suddenly and as…

Faith, Journal
October 14, 2018
7 Minute Read

Sometimes We Don’t Realize We’re Doing Too Much Until it All Comes Crashing Down

It’s quiet. Sunday morning. Early. Damp, gray clouds settled in overnight smothering the sun’s scheduled appearance. Our part of the world…

Kids
August 9, 2018
3 Minute Read

Helping Our Kids Face Their Fears Takes Patience and Understanding

It was a shocking realization to learn that each of my three sons had extremely different personalities. From birth, each of them exhibited…

Motherhood
July 4, 2018
4 Minute Read

The Summer I Let My Mothering Anxieties Go

I almost missed my daughter’s first summer. I mean, I was with her—as in, at home together—but somehow in my cloak of attentiveness,…

Inspiration, Motherhood
July 2, 2018
3 Minute Read

Dear Mama, You’re Allowed To Not Be There

Friday afternoon was not much crazier than most afternoons. My husband was mowing the lawn, my daughter was hangry and my youngest son was due to be…

Journal, Miscarriage
June 15, 2018
5 Minute Read

To the Woman Carrying the Weight Of the World On Her Shoulders

To the woman who feels like she’s carrying the weight of the world on her shoulders, you’re not alone. I’ve been there. We’ve all…

stress

I Just Can’t Balance it All

To the Mom With Holiday Anxiety

It’s OK to Admit You’re Not OK, Mama

Dear Mama, God Can Handle Your Emotions

I Don’t Have Anxiety—But My Husband Does

Sometimes We Don’t Realize We’re Doing Too Much Until it All Comes Crashing Down

Helping Our Kids Face Their Fears Takes Patience and Understanding

The Summer I Let My Mothering Anxieties Go

Dear Mama, You’re Allowed To Not Be There

To the Woman Carrying the Weight Of the World On Her Shoulders

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