My Valentine Love Letter- A letter to my daughter...
My dear Katybug,
My person... God chose you!
You read that right, when my writing had to be done, I kept trying to write on my original topic, but God chose you, and who...
What do you want for Valentine's Day? Are you thinking about what you would like or have you made plans already? I am going to start out by confessing: I think Valentine's Day is over commercialized! Okay, I know...
I am a mother who struggles with mental illness. I grapple every day with questions much too deep for me to understand, and I fight my feelings with all I have in me to keep myself functional. As an...
It’s February and the only thing that happens in February (other than me being so over winter) is Valentine’s Day. So naturally this month love seems like an appropriate blog topic.
My husband and I were never very big on...
We waited for you.
Two years as a filled cell on a spreadsheet matrix titled ‘Waitlist’. Even though, after three kids, we have spent enough money on you to fund a sizable house payment. You are still worth it...
It's 2 days before Valentine's Day and you still have to make Valentines for every kid in each of your children's classes, and if you're like me you want to spare the other parents from the wrath that is...
A recent scientific study found that mothers need one year to recover from pregnancy and child birth. While this definitely belongs to the category labeled "things mothers around the globe always knew since 2,500 BC", it's great that the...
In honor of National Heart Month this February, Alex Smith Ritenbaugh has agreed to share about her son Logan’s very special heart. Every 1 in 110 babies born will have a Congenital Heart Defect (CHD), making it the most...
Please don't call me,"Supermom!"
I have been called by this title from several well-meaning individuals. It may sound like a compliment; but in reality is sets unrealistic expectations for me, as well as for other moms who might think that...
When I was pregnant with my daughter, I used to try to imagine what she would be like as a baby, a toddler, a little girl, a preteen, a teenager, and finally an adult…. am I alone here? Or...
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Our Summer Survival Strategy
Summer is here whether I like it or not. Admittedly, it’s not my favorite season, but I’m both excited and a bit nervous about...
