Tag: motherhood

  • Reflections On A First Year Of Life

    Yesterday was my daughter’s first birthday. Since I started this blog back in April, I have had the mental battle of trying to decide if I would eve write about her birth story. This week especially I have gone back and forth with myself. At this time I am not going to write it, mainly…

  • Shout Out To All The Mamas

    I want to start this post by saying that this is obviously an opinion post. I know that being a  stay-at-home versus working mama is a fairly controversial topic. Mamas on both sides are very opinionated and passionate about their feelings,  and I just wanted to share mine. My husband says I am very opinionated…

  • Working With Might – Always Doing Your Best

    We have been doing a lot of work in our house lately. I commented the other day that I felt like I have worked harder since being out of school for the summer than I did teaching. As I was working the other day the verse from Ecclesiastes 9:10  about might came to my mind.…

  • Keeping Baby’s Schedule: There’s An App For That

    I was recently in a conversation with someone who was telling me about a babysitting experience. She was watching a 5 month old and when she attempted to put the baby to sleep for the night it was unsuccessful. The baby would wake up every 45 minutes or so. Worried, she contacted the parents and…

  • Becoming My Mother: A Tribute to My Mom

    I have always joked that I share the other half of my mother’s brain. If we are out together and she is searching for the right word, I can supply it. If she forgets what’s on her schedule for next week, I can remind her. In my few years of adulthood, I have realized the…

  • My Top 4 Pregnancy Products

    I will be celebrating my first official Mother’s Day this Sunday. I was about 8 months pregnant last year at this time. So to commemorate my first year as a mom I wanted to share my favorite  pregnancy products. 1. Boppy Pregnancy Pillow Somewhere around the second trimester the doctor tells you that you can…

  • Motherhood Is…

    In my short time of being a mother I have learned so much. And while I have always had a great appreciation for my own mother, I have added to that another level of respect for all that she did for me as a child and for everything she continues to do for me and…