What a year. I don’t just mean the few short weeks of 2017, but I mean the past 12 months. What a crazy, historical, earth-shattering, ground-breaking… interesting… year. On to social media. Have you noticed your anxiety level rising when you log on to Facebook? If you haven’t, I am happy for you. I have…
From the Heart
Opting Out
“JINX! I JINXED YOU!! YOU CAN’T TALK AGAIN UNTIL SOMEONE SAYS YOUR NAME!” My nine-year-old son was gleeful, and reveling in the fact that he had just tricked all his siblings into saying the same thing at the same time, ensuring a JINXED status. (Jinxing is serious business, as you may remember from…
Funner
“Mama,” my five year old son announced softly, “Daddy’s funner than you.” “Okay,” I said. I blinked away a few tears as I knew how true that statement was. He seemed to rethink what he said and added, “I mean you’re fun, but daddy’s funner.” “Okay,” I said again. I looked off because I didn’t want…
Diastasis Recti Surgery Update: 2 years later
Hello dear readers and friends, It’s hard for me to believe that it’s been over two years since I went through diastasis recti surgery. Due to the number of requests I receive about how I’m doing these days, diastasis-wise, I feel it’s time to update. I’ll answer some of the more frequent questions I get,…
Which Child Is My Favorite? This one.
So my dear friend Heather and I were talking a while back. She had her first baby in March, and during our visiting we were oohing and aahing over her newborn’s every little detail. Newborns are so precious, aren’t they? Those first months of parenthood (and first few months with each child thereafter) are so…
Chronic Pain and Honesty with My Children
So, I’ve been dealing with minor chronic pain and fatigue for years. Going on the GAPS diet taught me so much about autoimmune conditions, and really listening to how my body feels… I now realize autoimmunity (at least partly) stems from having a compromised gut. I’m also not alone. More than 100 million Americans struggle with some…
Quick Tip: Take a Minute to Love Yourself
While this is a quick tip, it was 34 years before I tried this. It impacted me so much that I had to share it with you. I can’t remember where it was that I first read about doing this, and that’s a shame, because I would love to give credit to the person who…
40 Day Complaining Fast: Revisited
Back at the beginning of the year, one of my biggest goals was to quit complaining. Now, I realize some don’t like to do New Year’s goals, and that’s fine! But I personally LOVE them; I think they are a fantastic way to begin the new year; so full of hope! So I decided to…
Blog Hop: Women Writing
I have always loved reading and writing. I learned to read by my mother reading to me every night, until I eventually memorized the words and somehow figured it out, and it wasn’t long after that when I started writing. My parents once bought me a junior typewriter and I loved typing out my own…
I Dream of Chickens with the Light Brown Eggs
It’s true. I do. I’ll be honest with you. Can I just do that? If I were to let myself dream, this is what it would look like: A two-story house with a wrap around porch On several acres of land (I’m not picky, but according to my husband, the more the merrier) With…
