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February 13, 2017
No Filter Added
The grass is greener on the other side, especially behind an Instagram filter. When I worked at my oh-so-important job in DC, I us...
February 11, 2017
The Memory of Every Day
This was my first year as a mom of a full-time student. My littlest is still home with me in the mornings, but my oldest daughter,...
February 9, 2017
How I Love My Actual Life
I woke up this morning to dirty dishes in the kitchen sink, bills on the counter waiting to be paid and puppy poop on the carpet. ...
February 8, 2017
Mirari Glow to Sleep
Babies bring joy and happiness to families, but they also bring changes and challenges. Children aren’t born knowing the differenc...
February 6, 2017
Magic in the Mundane
Years ago, I had a dreamlike idea of what motherhood would look like. It looked like the time I babysat a 3-year-old boy at the pa...
February 3, 2017
Into the Small Places
The world tells us that what matters most is the grand, the visible, the powerful. But Jesus speaks of children, mustard see...
February 1, 2017
Your Incredible (Sometimes Grey) Life
I bet some days you wake feeling bored, lonely or unsatisfied with motherhood. Perhaps there are even weeks and months where every...
January 30, 2017
Sweet Relief
Here I am once again, dancing around the kitchen, squeezing my insides with everything I’ve got. I’m up on my tippy toes then bend...
January 26, 2017
Don’t Worry, My Child
You do not have to worry, child. Not about the spelling quiz, the untied shoes, the next soccer game, the day you are late to scho...
January 24, 2017
Wonder Walks
When I was eight years old, my mother placed a book in my lap and told me to read the entire thing by the end of the week. I looke...