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On Hard Days and Do-over Grace
Today (yesterday, now) was a hard, hard day. We had a full beautiful weekend, attending a wedding and two days at family camp. We made memories and chose not to pick lots of battles. We allowed candy and late-night movies. Sam got to sleep on the top bunk and jump on...
Maternity Stitch Fix -ing a 20-week Baby Bump
Last week I stood in front of my closet and threw things onto the floor. The piles of clothes grew much as I'm doing as I grow this baby. I'm tired of weeping in my bedroom, Sunday mornings ruined because of my vanity and a closet-full of clothes that don't fit - and...
Peanut Butter Cups, Hoarder Laundry & Booties: #realmomconfessions
Real Mom Confessions. I'm exhausted and diving right in 😉 1. I downed a package of dark chocolate peanut butter cups (God bless Trader Joe's) after telling my kid he could have watermelon for dessert. 2. I felt like a rotten mom today. I'm tired and cranky and whiny...
On Taming My Tongue
It was late. I was tired and pregnant-sick and tired of being pregnant-sick. The text was a last-straw kind of deal and I snapped, in the way you're able when it's 'just' keys and screen. Our friendship hasn't been the same since. The meeting took a turn I hadn't...
17 weeks: a Baby #3 Update
17 weeks. Along we go! On our way to three babies. I think we're still trying to wrap our minds around it all, and aside from hoping the sickness fades quickly, we are just so very excited we can't stand it. I haven't done any kind of update for you yet, and seeing as...
I’m a Summertime Scrooge. {Real Mom Confessions: summer edition}
I’m a summertime Scrooge. Amidst the glowing summer bucket lists, pins of summer fun, the smell of sunscreen and late-night bonfires, I'm a total Scrooge. I so, so much prefer fall or even winter to summer. I know. Scrooge. Go ahead, bah humbug away, then let me tell...
Stop Waiting to Be Ready.
I’ve heard the “wait till you’re ready” argument used for getting married, buying a home, changing careers, and having or not having children. These are huge things! Of course there are financial matters to consider. Of course there are steps to take before diving...
On Following my Mama Gut
"I a mountain climber!" This, my friends, is more than an adorable picture. This is proof of following my mama gut. Also he needs a haircut. We're at Bieber status here. // Over a month ago, I signed my boy up for Vacation Bible School. The church that hosts my MOPS...
Yogurt Face, DVDs and ‘So Many Pops!’: Real Mom Confessions
Wednesday #realmomconfessions! Holler! {I used to say that when I was a youth director and would be all Lutheran about it. 'Holler at you!' We'd laugh a lot and the kids would say it and we'd laugh some more. I might teach that one to Sam.} 1. We've been realizing...
On Writing the Good
I want to write. I want to write what I'm learning about God. About the good things He is bringing us in and through and to. About how He is so faithful it makes my eyes well as I talk with Him in the car, in the bathroom, anytime it's semi-quiet in my head. About how...
Real Mom Confessions: a mama update, the most epic meltdown ever, and lawnmower burps
Oh man. Do I ever have some goodies for this weeks edition. I don't know if it's because summer is upon us or because there's been a full moon or maybe it's the s'mores three nights in a row, but the kids are in some kind of rare form. So is their mama. Part One: the...
On Why I Will Treasure All of My Kids but (maybe) Not All of the Moments
So many, many feelings. There is a fire in my bones about this, and I'm hard-pressed to think of another post in which I've covered something so hot-button. But I can't stop the pit in my stomach when I hear the phrase spoken and watch the guilt wash over another...