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What motherhood taught me about legalistic Christianity
Being the perfect mom became my new legalism.
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one of “those” mondays
mondays 6:14 wakeup coffee with milk because we are out of half-and-half. start a grocery and errand list there’s too much on the list. try to figure out how to fit it all…
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Being friends with a special needs mom: 10 ways to encourage & support
It was the summer of 2010 and I and my two best online friends, Kathryn and Sara were expecting our little boys. We had met on Christian Military Wives and were all due within a…
- Health, Wellness, & Self Care, Motherhood, Personal and Spiritual Ramblings, Recovering Perfectionist
Dealing with online guilt, jealousy, and self-doubt
You aren't quite sure how to identify it, but you feel it. When your online friend announces she's switching to cloth diapers, entering a 5K, planning a home birth, sending off a book…
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One woman’s survival story
Imagine, for a brief moment, that you are a young newlywed who has just found out that you are expecting your first child. Then, imagine landing in the hospital with that child before…
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How to be a better mom while being exhausted
If there was ever a morning that *I* needed the "how to be a better mom while being exhausted" post it was this morning. So I turned to my arsenal of tricks and…
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When you’re “too tired to be a good mother” – hope for exhausted moms
Have you ever been "too tired to be a good mom"? I have. Here are some truths I have learned about motherhood.
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“how can i tell i’m going to be a good mother?”
Today someone came to my site because they searched "how can i tell i'm going to be a good mother." Here is my public response to her question.
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Weaning: how I weaned my toddler from breastfeeding
“Nurse chair?” This phrase was my toddler’s special way of asking to nurse. He didn’t just ask to nurse…he always let me know exactly where he wanted to nurse. “Nurse chair?” or “Nurse…
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Beauty in the Mess ~ Edition 01.30.13
It’s been a while, and I really need this post today. January has been a pretty tough month. There was the two weeks of flu…and the sleeplessness…That in itself has taken me through…
