Category: family
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The “S” word that nearly destroyed my marriage.
Chris and I will celebrate 11 years of marriage this coming weekend. I fell for him when I was just 16 and he’s gone from prom date, to boyfriend, to husband, to baby daddy. We don’t have a perfect marriage by any means but we do have a really really really good one. But I’d…
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My placenta previa story: A story of two new identities
My baby is dead. I am on my way to the hospital and they are going to tell me that my baby is dead. Those were the first thoughts that came into my mind as I clutched my genitals trying in vain to stop the bleeding. In the background I could hear my husband saying…
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5 Quick Tips (for busy moms) to Feel More Put Together
You might notice that the title of this Blog is NOT 5 Quick Tips (for busy moms) to BE More Put Together. No, as a mom to (soon to be) 4 under 4 and with a husband that travels constantly for work, I can not say with a straight face that there will ever be…
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A Military Spouse – The Untold Story
Trigger Warning: This post may contain sensitive information for some readers. I was 23 years old when I watched my friend bury her husband. She was even younger. Her husband laid there handsomely in his perfectly pressed Dress Blues–the same uniform my husband wore on our wedding day–with white gloves on his hands. I was…
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SIMPLE DIY Fireplace Mantel (no nails or skills required!)
It’s been a few weeks since I’ve written a new blog. I would make excuses about how busy I am with 3 children ages 3 and under and working a thriving business from home…and life…blah blah blah…but I recently watched a Ted Talk about how “not having time” really means “not a priority,” so I’ve…
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In the trenches
You know the scenery, mama. You feel like you’re at the bottom of a very deep, dark hole that you can’t see out of. Life is exhausting…overwhelming, even, at times. Nothing is particularly wrong but you just don’t feel right either. You’re in the trenches. I know, because I’m there. Everyone’s trench looks different. For…
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Parenting Musings from a Millennial Mama
“Waaaaaaahhhh…” Catherine’s cries pierced through the quiet darkness on the baby monitor. I laid there for a few seconds hoping she would find her pacifier and go back to sleep. She whimpered a few seconds longer and I had to mentally force my body to roll out of bed to go get her settled back…
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The Sherpa
It was a Sunday when I lost the baby. Baby Franklin. Sunday, December 29, 2013. We had playfully named it baby ‘Franklin’ because ultrasound pictures of our gestation reminded us of the cute little cartoon turtle, Franklin, with its rounded body and small head. I remember it was a Sunday because once we were fairly…
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Teamwork makes the dream work
Click click click click whoosh! From the comfort of our warm bed I could hear the gas stove being ignited in the kitchen followed by the sound of water spilling into our stainless steel tea kettle. My heart swelled in my chest a little. Ahhh, coffee. My husband was making french pressed coffee for…
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A life lesson from Runt
Not only was she the runt and the smallest of the litter, she was also, admittedly, the ugliest. Her scarce fur was a mousy brown color, she was scrawny, and in every sense of the word–she was just a mutt. Even her own mother, Lady, preferred her older brother, Bear, over her. Runt, my parents…
New Jenneration 