Tag: Motherhood
The Heart Is a Clown Car: There Is Room for More
At the time of this writing, I have an 8-day 3 week one month old baby. (I was optimistic about getting this post done. Clearly I...
The Best Parenting Advice I’ve Ever Received
I experienced many challenging days as a new mother. I spilled my guts in a previous post about how difficult it was for me to...
The Art of Parental Bribery and Threats
As I was in the middle of surviving, yes surviving, three weeks of winter break with my husband deployed and no family visits planned,...
Never Have I Ever … Nothing! I’ve Done it All as...
Despite being a busy wife, caregiver, volunteer, and homeschooling mama of five, I seem to find myself playing silly social media games quite frequently....
Motherhood Changed Me In Spite of Myself
When I found out a year ago that I was pregnant, I vowed not to be one of those women who completely changes when...
Giving Birth in Germany
I had never planned to have children outside of the United States. The hope for an overseas assignment always seemed like a long shot...
Holiday Questions for the People You Love
My dear, sweet friend recently had her first child. Just like any new mother, she is overwhelmed; overwhelmed with love, with exhaustion, with joy,...
How to Simplify Your Christmas
Christmas.
As the song goes, "It's the most wonderful time of the year."
However, for many of us, it also can be the most stressful time...
I Need Time Away From My Kids, and I Will Not...
I love my children. I love their spunk, their personalities, their joy at the little things, their unpredictability, and their curiosity for the world....
The Many Hats of Modern Moms
The words “fashion-forward” and motherhood don’t often go hand-in-hand. Of course, there’s always the impossibly put together mom at play group who manages to...
A Letter to Myself Mid-Deployment
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...
5 Tips for Kids in Military Families
Being a military kid is hard! You might not have a lot of choice in where you live or what you do. There are...