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All the extra things that mothers do: the true weight of motherhood
The problem is that I was unprepared for all the extra things mothers do that I never really noticed. The longer I am a mother, the more that I grow in appreciation for…
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I cleaned the play room today: here’s what I realized about my boys
Every once in a blue moon, the boys’ play room needs a good cleaning. It’s the kind of things where kids need to not be present. Momma needs a chance to sort through…
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Hormones & Fatigue: Fighting Fatigue by Understanding My Cycle
In my last post, Hormones & Fatigue: Part 1 – My Health & Weight History (and Update), I explained what I have gone through in the last ten years regarding my health, weight loss…
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Hormones & Fatigue: Part 1 – My Health & Weight History (and Update)
Structuring my life and health AROUND my hormonal cycle is the only way I succeed at anything. I think I will always struggle with fatigue, anxiety, depression, weight management, and digestive issues. This doesn't…
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When you’re discouraged and don’t know what to do, take a walk
We return home wet, muddy, and hungry. I'm still just as lost as to what to do to help him. I'm discouraged, yet somehow a little bit refreshed from our adventure walk. I…
- Beauty in the Mess, Ezra, Family, Health, Wellness, & Self Care, Little Brother, Motherhood, Personal and Spiritual Ramblings, Special Needs Parenting
2018 in review: just a year we were capable of more
Can I be honest with you all for a second? I’ve been a little bit annoyed with the New Year hubbub the last week. People sharing their #topnine photos, sharing resolutions, sharing what…
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Practically perfect in every way? A Mary Poppins Returns review
Mary Poppins Returns: Remake, Sequel, or Bust? Viewers may have mixed expectations about the new movie, “Mary Poppins Returns.” For some purists that have loved the classic since it was released in the…
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Adult figure skating: why this mom is taking up a new hobby!
I suppose my love affair with figure skating all began on my 11th birthday. Sometime between Christmas 1997 and my birthday in February of the next year, I told my mom explicitly what…
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So this is eight: an update on our awesome 8-year-old boy
My baby is eight. EIGHT!! For some reason this year is hitting me as far more monumental than others, as I shall explain. I think that having a child who is behaviorally, emotionally,…
- Messy Faith, Motherhood, Mothering Through Fatigue, Personal and Spiritual Ramblings, Special Needs Parenting
How do you pursue a relationship with God when you’re exhausted?
Over the last few posts in my series, Grace: How a Recovering Legalist Moves Forward in Faith, I feel that I’ve done the best I can do to present theologically-sound, Scripturally-based truth about pursuing…
