I’m probably going to continue to feel like I could or should have done more, but I am going to try and remind myself that I have done things not the same things, but still things.… Read More Making Peace with My Resume
Every mom has a birth story. Whether you physically delivered the baby, adopted the baby, came to be a mom through marriage, or any other situation, every mom has a birth story. It’s the story of those last few hours or minutes where you were required to rely on the strength you didn’t think you… Read More Welcome to the World Oliver Andrew: Birth Story
Ok world, we need to have a quick chat. I know this is going to sound catty and whiny, but I’ve reached the moment where I just do not care, and I think I need an explanation. Why is the most common solution to helping a busy mom to take away some of her responsibilities?… Read More Shouldn’t that be Dad’s problem too?
Very rarely do I have clear answers to my prayers. I think it’s probably because I am terrible listener. Maybe I get answers all the time but since I’ve filled my life with so much chaos and noise I can’t hear the answers. Since clear answers come so infrequently, I have to write it down… Read More Answered Prayers
Parenting is tough. I mean it is unreasonably difficult. I need someone to give me a formula to make this easier. I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how to turn my feral monsters into well rounded individuals. In case you’re wondering, this isn’t going particularly well. Have you ever run straight into a brick… Read More Is “good enough” really good enough?
I celebrated one decade of motherhood yesterday, and I’ve come to the conclusion that we put far too much pressure on moms. This wasn’t something I even started to understand until I was sleep deprived with a baby that never slept. I’d heard that moms have the hardest job, but my pre-motherhood self didn’t see… Read More Step Up, Speak Up: Shifting the Paradigm
Let’s take just a few minutes and talk about the sensory overload that moms experience during summer. I love my kids dearly, but I think they are trying to drive me insane. I am fairly certain that every third word out of their mouth is “MOM!” They seem to be making a game out of… Read More Breathe, Summer WILL end…eventually
If you’ve spent time with an ADHD child then you know there is a difference between a bored child and a child with ADHD.… Read More ADHD: A Soapbox
What if we were all judged by our worst moments? Take a second and think about some of yours.… Read More More Than Our Bad Days
Cultivating Chaos 