Motherhood at times can be super lonely—even though you seem to be surrounded by people. I think for me the loneliness happens in my head where lies take root and travel in no time at all to my heart. I believe a lie, and then it feels true. Even when… Read More →

(This month we are starting a new series on #momgoals for 2017! We’d love to hear yours! ) I jolted out of the bed at the sound of my alarm – because for the love of everything, turn it off as quickly as possible lest the tiny sleeping humans hear… Read More →

“Everything you have ever wanted is on the other side of fear”.   “When you look at your mother, you’re looking at the purest love you will ever know”.   “The right time is always now.”   These unattributed quotes, and dozens just like it, litter my Pinterest feed, my… Read More →

This month as I was reading through Mothers of Daughters (I am prone to scrolling one-handed as I nurse my newborn) I was captivated by the way Teri Lynne captured her studying of Proverbs 31. I read the phrase “But above all, we need to help them grasp that the most beautiful… Read More →

I am not a gardener. I don’t yet know all the tricks of the trade or the terminology. I just moved to an entirely different climate zone than the one I’ve known all my life, and I planted before Mother’s Day this year. Gasp. Apparently that’s the Colorado equivalent of… Read More →

As my girls get older, they are coming home with all kinds of ideas about how to get a six pack, why thigh gaps are important, and how to not eat “bad” things and exercise their way into the “perfect” body. As a personal trainer, and someone who has struggled… Read More →

A few years ago I realized something that kind of shook me up for a while: my daughters don’t tell me everything. When I became a mom, one of my deepest desires was to cultivate close relationships with each of my children, so, naturally, I assumed we’d be best friends,… Read More →

It is not often that my children come to sleep in my bed, mainly because I cannot sleep well when they do. All of my children have come to understand this unspoken rule. They know that I will comfort them after a bad dream. I will snuggle with them during… Read More →

“Did you think that was funny, Mommy?” she will ask, her nose scrunched up with her head tilted and eyes twinkling as she giggles. “Beau is my favorite friend friend because he is so funny. I think I am as funny as Beau maybe” she tells me as we make dinner…. Read More →

Do you remember being 10 years old? I do. I don’t remember every moment but there are definitely a few details that remain forever embedded in my mind. For instance I remember my best friend, Shaneia. We attended the same church and as far as I was concerned she was… Read More →