I wear a size 16. My belly is squishy and bears the stretch marks of the babies I carried more than a few years ago. I took a style & fit inventory for a subscription box last week and they informed me that my body is shaped like a raindrop. Come to think of it, […]
I find it unbelievably difficult to take the vacation. My practicality tells me that so many other things are more important than time away. It seems like the resources that a vacation requires should be spent on something more reasonable and less superfluous. Wouldn’t our money be better spent on something reasonable and long-lasting? The […]
“Mom, can I have some of your business?” I looked away from the computer, wondering what my daughter was talking about. “What, baby?” “You’re working, right?” “Yes.” “Is that business?” “It is.” “Well, can I have some of your business?” she asked. “You want to work with me?” “No, I want playing with me to […]
I’m so sad about all the pictures I’ve taken in my life, believing that who I was at the moment only deserved to be the first step in a series of before and after pictures. I mean, what is the after? When does that come? Does anyone ever really reach a point in which they […]
5-year-old: What are we doing for Easter? Me: Did you have something in mind? 5-year-old: I don’t know. Me: Do you remember why we have Easter? 5-year-old: Umm… Me: After Jesus died on the cross, they put Him in a tomb, which was like a cave with a big rock in front of it… 5-year-old: […]
This isn’t our first rodeo, but when a pet dies it’s always difficult for children. But life happens, goldfish don’t live forever, and there’s always an opportunity to do the right thing. This morning started with a curveball when our 5-year-old came out of her room in tears because the “little goldfish is laying on […]
I’ve got plenty to tend to without being ashamed of my anxiety. So I’m speaking truth, laying down the shame, and reminding you that you aren’t alone. Truth? I’ve consumed nothing but coffee in the five hours that I’ve been awake and I feel terrible. That would be an honest mistake, except that I’ve done […]
Everybody wants to know how to live a happy life. Am I right? Before I tell you the big secret to life, let me ask you this. Why do we put so much pressure on ourselves to live lives that are shiny and successful? Even more, why do we feel like that’s what we should […]
I’ve made a lot of mistakes and done some things I’m not proud of in my life. I think we all have, but I’m 100% harder on myself. For years I’ve found it nearly impossible to let go of shame for being imperfect. As a highly sensitive person, I’m hyper-aware of all the things within […]
Friends, meet Alex & Emma. For years, my husband and I fought for our girls, chasing down answers and all too often getting the runaround, a guilt trip, or a brush off because their symptoms simply didn’t fit into any known puzzle. In 2009, after years of unexplained and misdiagnosed medical and developmental issues, we […]
