Motherhood is harder than I thought it would be. I had always dreamed about getting married and having kids but the whole thing is harder than I thought it would be. At times, having kids brings out a side of me that I don’t want to see. I just gave birth...
1) Love. Always Love. 2) Little milestones, things others take for granted, should be celebrated BIG…because it takes MUCH longer to get there. For example, who knew that to hold an umbrella and walk could be such a challenge? Multitasking is a gift that...
It is the wee hours of December 28. My children are still asleep, and the husband too. I sit in dark silence writing, the room lit only by my Christmas tree. My gaze moves across the room to the window. The still and dark of winter is pierced with a single row of...
Two days ago, I posted on Facebook about a simple yet profound interaction I had earlier in the day: Today, as I drove home from work, I pulled up to a stoplight next to a homeless man with a sign that said “Grateful Always”. I rolled down my window...
The passing of time feels so different with the second baby. Becoming a mother for the first time was life altering. Time slowed as we navigated uncharted waters, together. Every stage of the journey held the intensity of unfamiliarity and the exhilaration of...