Category Archives: marriage
Adjusting to life after Baby #2
Our newest baby girl is now 18 days old and life has been radically changed. For the first two weeks, my head was in a haze, a dark thick fog in which I was not quite present. We were up … Continue reading
Love and Grace Times Two
“Every pregnancy is different,” so I’ve heard, and have now experienced. When pregnant with my first baby, everything was new and exciting, curious and magical, and also terrifying. Now 38 weeks into my second pregnancy, I sure don’t remember being … Continue reading
Five Minute Friday: A sleepy momma’s SURRENDER
Today, I’m writing with the Five Minute Friday community writing group, and this week’s word is Surrender. If you’d like to join in, the linkup is here. I am not a morning person. Typically, I’m not fully awake until about 9am. … Continue reading
Five Minute Friday: NEED
About ten years ago, I dated a boy who told me right off the bat he was codependent. I had no idea what that meant initially, even as he explained that he “needed to feel needed.” Our relationship came to … Continue reading
Day 21/31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes 2017: GIVE
Day 21 There are some days as a mom and wife when I feel like all I’ve done is give. Each step of life prepares you for the next. Going from being single to married requires death to self. Decisions … Continue reading
Day 17 & 18/31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes 2017: GROW & SHARE
Day 17 Day 18 Three years ago, I promised to share my life with you no matter the circumstances through joy and pain. We had no idea the magnitude of our vows until they were tested. I had no constructive … Continue reading
Day 19/31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes 2017: BRAVE
Day 19 I used to be brave. I used to snowboard and hike mountain peaks and enjoy rollercoasters. And then I became a mother. The most exhilarating activities I enjoyed seem freaking insane to me right now. This week, my … Continue reading
Day 14/31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes 2017: TRY
Day 14 “Do or do not. There is no try.” -Yoda I didn’t get to the laundry today. I’ll try to get to it tomorrow. I didn’t make cookies today. I’ll try to make them tomorrow. I forgot to get … Continue reading
Day 7/31 Days of 5 Minute Free Writes 2017: HOLD
Day 7 I, ____, take you, ____, to be my lawfully wedded (husband/wife), to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, until death do us part. … Continue reading
Marriage and Declarations of Independence
Just over two years ago, I said “Yes” to my husband Mike as he was down on one knee at the Red Rocks amphitheater in Golden, Colorado. At that time, Mike was finishing his fourth year fellowship in Minneapolis, I … Continue reading
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