A friend of mine is about to have her first baby. She's had all the showers, is closing in on the final weeks, and just finished preparing her baby's nursery and posted some photos of it. It is darling. Coordinated but not forced, cozy but practical, comforting and inviting and life and love … [Read more...] about new mamas, there is grace for this, too
being a mama
discovering god on the bathroom floor
My babies and I rise and fall to the very same breath. We wake together and play together and work side by side together. We color and we build forts and we explore the backyard. We read and dance and create and jump and do it all again tomorrow. Our days are everything and nothing all at … [Read more...] about discovering god on the bathroom floor
love letter to my child
We're going to be okay. I just wanted you to know that. Maybe I need to know that? But in the heart of my hearts, I know that we're going to be okay, you and I and the whole of us. Sweet child, please know that every single thing we do is with you in mind. You have put up with so … [Read more...] about love letter to my child
courage, dear heart
I see you everywhere. You're there in the store, attempting to try on maternity clothes with the toddler climbing underneath the door, spotting her window of escape. You're in your driveway at 7am, already dressed and getting in the car and heading to work and starting the new day. You're … [Read more...] about courage, dear heart
8 phrases that help me in my parenting
Lane and I have been laughing lately at my "mommyisms." See, there are a handful of phrases that I keep in my back pocket and use regularly as the right situation arrises. They are phrases that I have either picked up along the way or have heard other mamas I respect use with their own … [Read more...] about 8 phrases that help me in my parenting
parenting is hard.
It's all hard. Every ounce of it. The very nature of the situation demands everything you've got, even when you have nothing left to give. They need you because they need you. Their day deliriously rotates around princess dresses and train tracks and apple slices and board books. Their world … [Read more...] about parenting is hard.