I may receive a commission if you purchase through links in this post. – Danielle 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…
Hope
Opting Out
I may receive a commission if you purchase through links in this post. – Danielle “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…
Funner
I may receive a commission if you purchase through links in this post. – Danielle “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…
Chronic Pain and Honesty with My Children
I may receive a commission if you purchase through links in this post. – Danielle 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…
Quick Tip: Take a Minute to Love Yourself
I may receive a commission if you purchase through links in this post. – Danielle 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,…
10 Things I Had to Learn When I Became a Parent
I may receive a commission if you purchase through links in this post. – Danielle Parenthood changes everything. It certainly did for me. Parenthood has affected me physically. . . emotionally. . . spiritually. . . It continues to; it will affect me forever and ever. Whether you lovingly carried and gave birth to your children…
Unabashed Love
I may receive a commission if you purchase through links in this post. – Danielle Children are so amazing. Last night I was feeling physically terrible, and I was impatient, exhausted, and snappy with my children while I was putting them to bed. I know it’s wrong when I act this way, and yet somehow, I feel justified…
40 Day Complaining Fast: Revisited
I may receive a commission if you purchase through links in this post. – Danielle 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…
GAPS Diet Update: 5 months
I may receive a commission if you purchase through links in this post. – Danielle It’s been 5 months since we began the GAPS Diet. I still can’t decide if that is – no, wait. Yes, it does feel like a long time. It feels like an eternity! But be that as it may, it’s…
Week 15 on the GAPS Intro Diet
I may receive a commission if you purchase through links in this post. – Danielle A funny thing happens when you become a parent. Among other quirks that develop, you suddenly start referring to your children’s age in months. “My child? She’s 24 months.” Never mind that two years ago you would have called that…
