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Beauty in the Mess ~ Edition 09.27.14
I really have no words for how difficult the last few weeks have been for our family. Our son’s behavior has led to both a suspension and expulsion from his private preschool (although…
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Hold – and how I failed the #ILoveYouChallenge {Five Minute Friday}
I am holding him in my arms. Squeezing so tightly I know my arms will probably be sore tomorrow. He is thrashing and his eyes are shut so very tightly. I am begging…
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Tactics of infancy {two steps forward, twenty steps back}
I long for the day when he will learn to self-soothe. But expecting that of him has just left us all frustrated and exhausted. So, maybe for now, I'll choose the twenty steps…
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On forgiving my ever-changing body
If motherhood has changed me (emotionally, spiritually, psychologically), does not my body also have the right to be changed by motherhood?
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When the camel’s back just keeps breaking
I wish I could quit. Just lay down and say, "That's the last straw. My back is broken. I give up." But with this job, there is no laying down. No quitting. No…
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Parenting styles, individual people, individual needs
It was nearly two years ago now when I came out on my blog denouncing attachment parenting, saying simply, “Attachment parenting didn’t work for me. And, probably more importantly, attachment parenting didn’t work…
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A Sunday Blessing for the Tired Mom
Blessed are all the moms who were forced awake before they were ready to care for needy little ones...
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Dear twenty-something mom…
If I had to go back, I would still do it all over again, just the way it happened. But that's not to say that it hasn't been really really hard to mother…
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When you are finished with being a mom {on calling it quits}
The only problem is that motherhood is never finished. It's not a job you can simply walk away from.
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Imprints on my heart {a post about pregnancy and early miscarriage}
I'm thankful for the word pregnant on an EPT. Because that was mine, and no one can ever take it away from me.
