Loss is inevitable, but it’s crushing when it happens to you. Loss hurts, it will trigger many complicated emotions. You may feel sad, infuriated, devastated, confused, frustrated, alone, regretful … all normal feelings to feel, all exhausting to feel.
Especially when you throw a couple of kids into the mix.
Parenting is an around-the-clock gig, as you well know. When you lose someone, there are still bottles to be made, early morning trips to school, and homework assignments to micromanage. The kids still need to eat, and the white school shoes still need to be unearthed. Kids are still busy fighting over the fairy catcher toy, unbothered by the eleventh condolences phone call of that day. Kids may or may not...
Several times a year, I purge every closet, drawer, and storage space in my house. Most of the time, my efforts are half-hearted, and I tend to hold on to things that either no longer fit my body or my design aesthetic.
Today, at the request of my husband, who was VERY RIGHTFULLY tired of my clothing mountains, I purged YEARS of clothing. Frankly, it was something I had been avoiding after I’d gained a significant amount of weight following my mid-pandemic realization that I’d spent my entire life with an eating disorder.
It started innocently enough: a complete meltdown during which I emptied every single drawer onto the floor while searching for Spanx that were MIA. I didn’t find the...
It doesn’t feel like it has been 11 years since I brought home my first born. I had no clue about the journey we had ahead of us. There was nothing I had read or heard from other people that could prepare me for the real life experience of motherhood. To truly experience motherhood with all its up and downs, you have to live it and be present. It is an adventure that stretches you out of your comfort zone and truly humbles you.
The world that I am raising my children in has changed so much since I was a little girl. As their mother, I have a responsibility to teach and provide them with the right tools and...
As this year comes to a close, we wanted to take a moment to say how much we truly value, appreciate and respect each and every one of you.
We also wanted to share the 10 most popular blog posts of 2021, determined by page views. They are stories of faith, humor, loss, marriage, motherhood and so much more. We hope you enjoy re-visiting them as much as we did.
Top 10 Posts of 2021
1. What I'll Teach My Kids About January 6, 2021
"For the first time in my life, I will face my audience without knowing the steps to the dance. I can compare what happened today, January 6th 2021 to the war of 1812, but not really. It’s not good...
When going through a challenging season, it can be easy to isolate rather than show up. I’m not talking about those times when we really need to say “no” and the decision to stay home is the self-care that will revive us. I’m talking about the times when we need to be with friends but we don’t feel like all of our ducks are in a row, when we don’t have it all together (do we ever?!), and when we want to pull back instead of being present. The times where it feels like pursuing friendships takes a little more energy than we currently have, even though investing in connection with a friend would probably be just the thing...
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Following The Pink and Gold Sparkly Road :: How Joining a...
The Pink and Gold Sparkly Road :: How Joining a Local Dance Krewe Enhanced my Life
Three years ago, I was recovering from a devastating...
