Let’s be honest—sometimes when our kids are wanting or needing something from us when we’re trying to get something done or we’re hoping for a momming-break, it feels pretty, well, inconvenient. Like when we’re trying to prep for dinner and someone is wanting help with their homework. Or when it’s bedtime and we’ve tucked them …
Confession: sometimes, I don’t feel like a very good mom. Like on days when I find myself losing my patience or, gasp, raising my voice with my kids. Or on days when my toddler’s temper tantrum over not being allowed to eat ice cream at 10 am or my adolescent’s sassy remarks just about send …
Upon returning home from the hospital after having lost my precious twin babies who were born pre-term, I felt so alone. So scared. So broken. My daughter was born stillborn, and my son lived only a few minutes after being born. I was completely uneducated about stillbirth and pregnancy loss and had no idea that …
As a parent, dealing with your kids’ nighttime fears is inevitable. At one point or another, our sweet little ones are bound to start feeling scared of the shadows on the wall, monsters under their bed, or boogeyman in the closet. Whether the fears are born from something scary or unsettling they saw on a …
Before becoming a mom, I never really paid attention to the quality of the products that I was buying. That entirely changed after the birth of my first full-term daughter in 2018. When you become a mom, you become 100% invested in ensuring the health and safety of your child. For me, this pursuit to …
How can a loving God allow a baby to die? Why wouldn’t He step in and keep it from happening? Wouldn’t He want to protect me from that? And protect you from that? Where was He when my daughter and son were born prematurely and quickly passed from this life into the arms of Jesus? …
Losing a baby is life-altering. It shatters your world. It shatters you. It leaves you in a panic, with so many questions that will never be answered this side of heaven. Why did this happen? Did I do something wrong? Why would God let this happen? How am I going to get through this? What …
Let’s face it, I think most women would agree that the worst part about having a baby is dealing with postpartum. Pregnancy, labor, and childbirth sure aren’t walks in the park, but I definitely think that postpartum takes the cake for being the most challenging – especially if it’s not your first baby. As I …
If you’re a breastfeeding mama like me and are concerned about maintaining or increasing your milk supply but hate the idea of being chained to your corded electric breast pump, you’re not alone! I am always a little bit of a psycho about maintaining a good milk supply – as I write this I am …
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