Tag: Journal
Don’t Give Up, Just Get Back Up :: New Year’s Resolutions...
Have you lost your resolution motivation? Did you forget or just stop doing them all together? Well, no worries... You are not alone. I, too have lost...
Fasting from Laziness
For Christians like myself, the season of Lent began on Ash Wednesday. Lent is the season of prayer and penance. In the past, I...
When Mama Is Sick
It's still that time of year when viruses and the flu are floating around like dandelions in a Midwest state breeze. Everyone's child is...
Why I Want My Babies Back
I have spent a lot of time both personally and publically trying to figure out if I want to have more kids. It’s an...
I WILL Take Time for Myself This Year
Last month, most of us were repeatedly reminded to set New Year’s Resolutions—that pesky cue that we could and should be doing differently and...
We’re Done…Aren’t We?
My husband and I had a plan: two kids and then done. We spaced them quite close together, figuring we’d embrace the infant/tiny toddler...
Permission to Get Healthy, Again
Last year, I wrote an article called Permission to Get Healthy, and it was about exactly that— me telling you that it's okay to...
Ode to Sleep
RIP, Sleep! We had a good run, but ever since my son made his epic appearance into the world, I feel like sleep and...
Three Personal Insights from Rainy-Day Toddler Prison
As we all know, the past few weeks in the Bay Area have been a bit… wet. I’m not going to complain about the...