Motherhood

The World Needs Who You Were Made to Be

The World Needs Who You Were Made to Be

 My heart is heavy. Even with the glow of the January sun pouring through the window—because it’s the only friend we can welcome inside. Even with my little darling reading Joanna Gaines’s beautiful, new book The World Needs Who You Were Made to Be—because now she’ll be reading from home this week with her preschool […]

Reflecting on the Gift of Summer

Reflecting on the Gift of Summer

I’m feeling all the feels today. I started hormone therapy for breast cancer three days ago, and as I wake each day, anxiously awaiting the impending side effects I’ve been warned of, I’m deeply grieving everything they’ve told me I’ll lose upon being thrust into medical menopause. It’s disorienting trying to feel present while my […]

Earth Day in the Rain

It rained on Earth Day, and all morning Summer wanted to go outside and splash in the puddles, as any two-year-old would. My first, second, and, if I’m being totally honest, third thoughts were, “Ohhhhhh noooooooooo. It’s raining, and we’ll be soaked and covered in mud. And then all the cleanup. And the laundry. And […]

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