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    When you’re too tired to be a good wife

    / April 16, 2016 / 7 Comments

    This week was one of those weeks – the kind of week where I really was too tired to be a good wife. Little Brother was going through his sixth week of not sleeping through…

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  • Motherhood,  Mothering Through Fatigue,  Recipes

    Options for the mom who is too tired to cook…

    / March 11, 2014 / 18 Comments

    Balancing a tight budget, food allergies, healthy eating, and chronic fatigue as best as I can!

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  • Motherhood,  Mothering Through Fatigue

    I’m not lazy. I’m a “real mom” with Chronic Fatigue

    / March 3, 2014 / 42 Comments

    I don’t really want this to be my reality. But it is, so I am trying to rest in grace while trying to navigate mothering through my limitations and feel less alone in…

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  • Family,  Health, Wellness, & Self Care,  Whitespace: one word for 2014

    Complex family dynamic: why we need #whitespace

    / January 14, 2014 / 9 Comments

    This is why our entire family needs whitespace. We need space and time for rest and healing. We need to slow down and catch up with everything life has thrown our way.

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    Dear Tired Moms: You’re Not Alone {An Open Letter}

    / January 2, 2014 / 5 Comments

    I wish I could send you free babysitters, mentors, a nap, patience, grace, hope, and some coffee all wrapped up in a flat-rate box.

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  • Health, Wellness, & Self Care

    Answers

    / February 8, 2012 / 33 Comments

    In order to change we must be sick and tired of being sick and tired. Author Unknown The Back Story For as long as I can remember, I have been plagued with many…

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