So. MUCH. of motherhood requires waiting and being patient. We wait to become pregnant. We wait 9-ish months to hold our baby(ies). We wait for milk to come in for breastfeeding. We wait for our bodies to heal postpartum. We wait (and long!!!) for the day our babies will sleep through the night. We wait… Continue reading Waiting Well
It can be quite shocking. Sudden. Unplanned. Or partially planned. Or maybe fully planned. But that doesn't stop the surprise and grief that comes when it's actually time. I've felt, for the longest time, that I would simply know and have a settled feeling about it. My heart would be at peace with the change… Continue reading When The Season of Childbearing Ends
It’s okay. Take a deep breath and close your eyes. Picture yourself curled up in your favorite resting position, all safe and warm, without a care in the world. This is how Jesus is holding you right now. “And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out… Continue reading When You Can’t See Past Tired
Yep. I’m going there. Stay with me! It’s going to be good. Mom rage…that blinding feeling of extreme anger and frustration in response to something we don’t like or see as wrong. It’s usually a pretty extreme reaction (like fight or flight) to something that normally wouldn’t warrant that level of response. There are many… Continue reading Mom Rage
The question of how many children to have is a big one. A veritable “elephant in the room”. There are many people out there who would tell you that three children is too many and four children is not enough. Or one child is one too many because the “world is overpopulated“ (totally NOT true…in… Continue reading How Many Children Is Enough?
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