Tag: Motherhood

We Need To Learn To Love Ourselves Out Loud

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As moms, wives, and women, we’re hard on ourselves, and it is not pretty what it does to us. We lose ourselves to our insecurities...

The Movement Program That Has Me Ready to Run Again

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Ever since I can remember, I have enjoyed being active. I would much rather be chasing my kids at the playground than sitting doing...

September Book Club: A Woman Is No Man

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I enjoy reading stories that are fiction yet based in real life. The events may be altered, and the names may be entirely fake....

The Scourge of the Elementary School Snack

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Listen, guys. This year has been rough—like, really rough. All our lives have been upended in ways we never could’ve imagined. Mundane activities like walking...

Exhausted + Burned Out: Finding My Break In The Work From...

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I know I'm not alone when I say I am overwhelmed. I am exhausted. I am burned out.  It started with working from home in...

When Good Enough Really Isn’t Enough

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I cannot count all the times I have looked in the mirror and said to myself, “Good enough.” But, I distinctly remember the first...

When You Need Help, You Have to Holler

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A year ago I caught my two youngest using their bare hands to slap, scoop, and stir the water in the toilet bowl. The...

August Book Club: Mrs. Everything

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Jennifer Weiner is an accomplished fiction author. I have read several of her books, and they all include women who overcome trials and or...

Confessions Of A Mom: A Stay-At-Home Mom

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I became a stay-at-home mom on purpose. I had to quit my job and was 27 weeks pregnant when I moved to the great state...

An Uncomfortable Conversation About Pornography and Your Child

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Breastfeeding. Preschool. Bicycle safety. Stranger danger. Moody teenagers. Deployment. Self-care. These are fairly common topics that you might come to expect here on Military...

We Just Want Our Normal Lives Back

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Mothers everywhere are collectively screaming inside their hearts. We are tired. We are anxious. We are uncertain. We are lonely while simultaneously craving an entire...

What’s Next After The Empty Nest?

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Empty. What a strange word. It has multiple meanings. You might have an empty bank account, an empty stomach, or an empty bucket. Dictionary.com lists...