Gardening: Round 2
I’m sure we’re late in the season for planting seeds for most things but I don’t care. I brought home two bags of seeds from my friend Dee, and I didn’t even put a dent in her 25lb bag O seeds. We...
View ArticleI Am Loving:
I Am Loving: My giant Hello Kitty coffee cup. I’m sitting here drinking my coffee out of it right now….the other night I filled it up with drank a little pink moscato out of it. I Am Loving: My kids...
View ArticleOn Becoming a Mother
The first time I saw her face I didn’t believe it. Maybe I still don’t in a way. She swam up to us and I turned around, looked at her father, my husband, in disbelief. She’s real, she’s here, she is...
View ArticleThe Call To Motherhood
Sometimes motherhood is planned – each detail written and played in time and tune…the notes of a magnificent symphony. Other times it comes by surprise – a door opening..suddenly forcing you to jump...
View ArticleMotherhood Is Meeting The True You
Motherhood is… exciting… stressful… overwhelming… eye-opening… confronting… Motherhood is the most transforming, powerful, life-changing journey I have and will ever undertake. It brings me places I...
View ArticleI Like The Mother I Am Now MORE Than The Mother I Intended To Be
Welcome to the June 2013 Carnival of Natural Parenting: Parenting in Theory vs. in Reality This post was written for inclusion in the monthly Carnival of Natural Parenting hosted by Code Name: Mama and...
View ArticleWhispers Through Time: Book Review & Giveaway
It’s been a while since I’ve read any parenting book cover to cover. I’ve picked up several in the past few months and would flip through them, read a page or two, and put it away. Not this time! I...
View ArticleRaising Daughters
I wonder if there was such a big hoopla about Barbie and Disney Princesses when I was growing up? I remember spending days with my friend, taking turns on our front porches playing house with our...
View ArticleFootprints In The Sand
This will probably be our last beach trip of the Summer. I love making memories like this…looking at these pictures make me feel so happy. The post Footprints In The Sand appeared first on The...
View ArticleThe Heart of Motherhood
Last week was a rough one. Every time I sat down to write I couldn’t. I just wanted to sleep. We had lots of rain from the tropical storm, and when I say lots, I mean seven days of constant rain and...
View ArticleWhy Are Mothers Shaming Mothers For Being on Their Phones While Mothering?
Watching parents on Halloween, taking pictures of their kids reminded me about this post I’ve had saved in drafts for a few weeks. I’m sure you’ve seen them floating across the internet and if not,...
View ArticleMotherhood: Uncensored
These are posts I’ve read this week that really struck a chord with me. I love these posts so much, that I thought others should have the opportunity to read them. I read their words and sat here...
View ArticleThose Long Days
It’s been one of those long days where I bring my cheeses and bread over to the computer, and sit there wondering what I’m doing. I was supposed to take it over to the stove for my grilled cheese. It’s...
View ArticleMemory Making
Going to the beach in February when we’re all coming off a head cold probably wasn’t the smartest thing I’ve ever done, but it was soooo worth it! It was in the upper 60′s today, and we’re feeling...
View ArticleDrifting
Do you ever have days where you feel like you’re just drifting around on autopilot? That’s been me the last few weeks…doing what I can – trying to survive. I miss my friends up north, but I am so...
View ArticleSix Things I’m Loving
~ Beautiful trees. ~ Siblings helping each other out. ~ The color pink and big smiles. ~ Pretty clouds for me to watch and photograph. ~ Seeds that we’ve planted are actually growing! ~ My new blog...
View ArticleEnjoying The Ride
It seems the entire east coast hasn’t had much of a summer and it’s practically over now. I am so over the rain/thunder storms for days on end – you know me and gloomy weather. At first I thought what...
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When The Days Are Long
When I’ve been trying my best to deal with the constant fighting between my 7yr old and my 4yr old. When I constantly look not just tired but exhausted from the constant lack of sleep. When I sit on...
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Our Winter Rhythm
I think we’re slowly finding our winter rhythm. Samuel’s asthma is pretty severe, and after all of the ER and Dr visits since September, coupled with his hospital stay last month, his Pediatrician...
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I Wanted To Be A Mother For Selfish Reasons
It’s true that there is no one and nothing that can prepare you for all that motherhood entails. I don’t know about you, but when I thought about becoming a mother, all I thought of and saw were these...
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