We are in the middle of a big move as well as getting over the first cold of Sophia’s life. As if those things weren’t enough, we’re still dealing with constipation and no interest in solid foods. As a married woman & mom, when things pile up, the overwhelm kicks in- the feelings of guilt…
I was 12 when I witnessed my 1-year-old brother seizing in his stroller and my mom with a panic trying to cool him down. That was one of the most terrifying things I had seen at that point in my life. A little helpless baby, his body just shaking, and I, a 12-year-old, didn’t know…
The first night we got home from the hospital our baby cried until 4 am until she finally fell asleep with her head resting on my arm right next to me in bed. As worried as I was about co-sleeping, I was also exhausted after a long labor and not sleeping much in the past…
“I don’t.” A freeing answer, a mom of three, from church answered after asking her “How do you do it all?” Whether it was true or not was another story, but it was freeing to hear. Letting go of expectations to have a sparkling clean home, laundry always put away & cooking for every meal…