She’s beautiful, my mom. Her happiness when she is able to catch it, is breathtaking. She loved my birthday. It very well could have just been my perception as a child, but she doted over it as if it were the only day that mattered the whole year. She was a rockstar when it came […]
Immediately after trekking home from school with all of his hiker-biker friends, he dashed into my room. He gave me a “Hi Mom.” I looked up from my computer to find my boy standing there. His hair was soaked with sweat and his face was full of hot heat from the blazing September sun {because […]
The word “intentional” freaks me the heck out. It makes me feel tied to something. It causes me to itch and hyperventilate {just a little}. Honestly, it makes me want to slap it. It’s a trendy word right now, though. Intentional:: life-ing, wife-ing, eat-ing, exercise-ing, dream-ing, mother-ing…Literally, its too much. To me it sends a […]
I’ve been a stay at home mom for 15 years. Fifteen years at this gig and another 15 to go, give or take. That’s what happens when one decides on becoming a baby making machine shooting 5 of them suckers out into the world:: job security {I’m a genius like that}. I’m halfway through my […]
No one likes to imagine the unimaginable, but taking steps to secure your home can give you both peace of mind and preparation should a disaster strike. A home is the sanctuary we retreat to after a long day of work. It is our holy place where we feel safe to cry and laugh […]
One day, I looked at myself in the mirror and I knew…something had to change. I hadn’t been able to see myself for so long, but in that moment I was able to reach in and grab what was left of me. With tears streaming down my face and the dark aching in my eyes, […]
Spring has sprung and bluebonnet season is upon us! It’s the time of year we think of deep cleaning, new beginnings, and probably a bit of redecorating. The photos on the wall are a few years old, and you have the itch to gather all of your motherly strength together in preparation for yet another […]
We sat together nervously {close enough so that our bodies naturally touched}, facing a woman whose profession it is to look at a marriage and listen to the output given by a couple. She does this while simultaneously reading the unspoken communication between the two, and then…with a highly advanced degree of educational background in […]
I know. I know. Sometimes the only “F” word you wanna say in the midst of all the chaos we call mommin’…is the big kahuna. I get it. Been there, done that, and oh does it feel so good getting it out. I mean, not in the presence of our innocent ones {of course}, but […]
