Heart Connections

Parenting is one of the most, if not the most, amazing things. Nothing has brought me more joy, more excitement, more fulfillment, more purpose, more love. Also, nothing has brought me more confusion, more doubt, more anxiety, more tears, more questions, more pain if you will.... and I am just in the beginning years of…

Mom Bod

I don't know what it is about Sundays.... but it turns out that they are my most insecure day. My mind is like 'oh, yay, it's Sunday. The one day you want to look nice. The one day you actually care about putting effort into how you look, and what clothes you are wearing. The one…

Shift

"No one is praising me for how good I wash the dishes. No one is thanking me for keeping the kids alive. No one is telling me that I have what it takes to get a promotion one day. [A promotion to what, I am not sure, but that's beside the point!]"

Costco on a Sunday

I decided to run to Costco 'real quick' this afternoon to pick up a couple of things I needed. It's Sunday, so going to Costco 'real quick' is a joke. And not a funny one. While in Costco I noticed my one year olds lips and hands were pretty blue. She has had some respiratory…

Supermom… Not

This is my last DAILY blog post. WOOHOO. =P. I haven't decided how often I am going to share posts from here on out, I am still working on all of that. But in the meantime, here is one from the end of February ❤

Sawyer Grace

Sawyer Grace turns one! We weren't able to celebrate her birthday how we had originally planned, due to her being sick for so long off and on, but we did do a little family birthday party for her the day after her birthday. This sweet girl has been so fun to watch grow. She is…

Run, Michelle, Run

You know what I like to do when my house is a huge disaster? Run away to my mom's house. This has happened a lot lately... as my husband does some remodeling and I am having a hard time keeping up with that along with the regular household chores. Plus... I only have a few…

Change of Plans

Happy Thanksgiving! Merry Christmas! Happy New Year! That is for skipping through the busy holiday season. Our New Years was a rough one. My oldest daughter, Charlie, has always been the most challenging one. She is a beautiful, smart, wonderful girl; that is also very stubborn, strong-willed, and can have what feels like the worlds…

Woes of a Working Mom

Being a working mom can be so hard. I am not saying it is harder than being a stay at home mom by any means, I am just talking about being a working mom here. After I had my youngest, Sawyer, I had a really hard time going back to work. Harder than with the…

Walking Through Fire

September 15th was one of the most rough nights I have had as a parent. We were camping for my family reunion, and got there pretty late that night. We had been to the camp site no more than 45 minutes when Charlie, my mom, and I were walking back from the bathrooms and heard…