*The following was written in September 2016, two weeks after giving birth. Whereas I am currently past the emotional turmoil described, I still felt...
You know the drill.
After you finally arrive in your new city, the to-do list generally looks a little like this:
-unpack the coffee maker
-set up...
Dear Meredith,
You’ve made it. You are now officially halfway done with this latest deployment. You are surviving, your kids are striving, and your husband...
Dear Bedtime,
I’ve worked so hard for you. I read books about you. I wrote notes on you. I talked endlessly about you with my...
Life’s trials can really test your courage and expressing that in writing can be difficult, too. It makes you all the more vulnerable, but...
A few months ago, my 10-year-old daughter came home from school and said, “Mom, today at school, a girl told me to go back...
Just mention the word “tradition” and I immediately become giddy. Growing up, if Mom and Dad didn’t initiate a yearly tradition (you name the...
I am not a very sentimental person. I don't have a hope chest. I didn’t preserve and keep my wedding dress. My children’s baby...
During November, many people are starting gratitude journals or writing on Facebook something they're grateful for. I'm trying to take time to be grateful....
This Sunday, while I set our clocks back and prayed our kids got the memo and slept in an extra hour (likely story), I...
After my daughter was born, I was afraid I wasn't going to be able to continue breastfeeding exclusively once I returned to work. I...
I waited a long time to have kids.
My husband and I had our 11th anniversary a few months before our son was born. We...
Military Lifestyle
Stop Feeling Guilty for Desiring More
Releasing Guilt and Reclaiming Your Own Desire
One thing I learned quickly when I became a military spouse was that I had absolutely no business...
