So often, I'm rushing around trying to get things prepped and ready to go. But I distinctly remember a while back, there was an instance when my son started getting sad, looked up at me with his puppy eyes and said, "stop it, mommy! play with me please." It stopped me in my tracks, and [...]
Category: Motherhood
Space To Fly
Giving this guy the space to run free - a pretty beautiful space As a mama, it can be so tempting to try to control everything. I love my kiddos so much that I want to do all that's in my power to create a safe, healthy environment where they can thrive. Add my son's [...]
Holding On While We Can
My sweet boy loves nothing more than hugging and snuggling with mommy these days. Perhaps it’s this age or that his little sister is becoming so mobile. He wants to be picked up and held all the time, and he loves playing a game he made up called “mommy’s baby”, where he acts like a [...]
Balancing Act
Sometimes, the only way forward is to continue placing one foot in front of the other Balance. That concept seems to escape me these days. I’m not gonna lie. Life isn't all pretty pictures and instamoments. I'm exhausted right now. My to-do list feels insurmountable; a huge list of to-dos at work that I can't [...]
Quality Time Without Expectations
Sometimes all you need is a good cry and a hug, and the space to just be able to do that and for that to be OK. Today was a harder day. Work was exhausting, and instead of coming home to big smiles and running hugs, the kids were fussing, tantrumming, or crying at every [...]
It’s The Journey That Matters, Not The Destination
Taking a walk and soaking up this precious time; after all, it’s the journey that matters and not the destination Recently, one way we’ve been spending quality time together as a family is taking an early evening walk. Having just moved to a new city and started a new job that now has a longer [...]
The Power of Words to Shape
Words have such power to speak things into being. I posted this photo on my feed, about how much I love it - not only because it captures so perfectly their personalities right now, but also how it shows the way my son is embracing his role as a big brother! We believe so much [...]
Date Your Kids
With two (or more) kids, it can be hard sometimes to give each child the attention you’d like to give them. I find myself feeling this way all the time, thinking about how much our first had at each age and milestone. The mommy guilt is real. In all seriousness, there's no denying the fact [...]
Embracing My Birthday
I didn't want to celebrate my birthday this year. Recently, it's been harder not to fixate on my age-related imperfections when I look at my pictures. Health has become a greater focus in my daily life. Office conversations about my weekends make it very apparent that I'm no longer in my early thirties. When my [...]
Perfectly Imperfect
This is life right now...and we're OK with that. In fact, we love it. I have to admit - at first, I was super disappointed. Our three-year-old just completely wasn't having it the day of our family photo shoot. This shoot was meant to round out our daughter's first full year, and we had been [...]
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