Tag Archives: contentment
RELEASE Fear, Embrace Joy
Today, I’m writing with the Five Minute Friday community writing group, and this week’s word is RELEASE. If you’d like to join in, the linkup is here. I admit, I am a bit of a control freak. Since becoming a mother, … Continue reading
Five Minute Friday: Pregnant Momma TIRED
Today, I’m writing with the Five Minute Friday community writing group, and this week’s word is TIRED. If you’d like to join in, the linkup is here. I was due with Baby Girl #2 on Saturday, March 10, and today is … Continue reading
Learning Grace through Parenthood
A few weeks ago, I took my 17-month-old daughter to a bookstore to do some Christmas shopping. There, we were greeted with free Styrofoam cups full of spiced apple cider. I took a cup, and clearly my girl wanted a … Continue reading
Desperately Seeking Love
I spent most of my life as a single, having now only been married for three years. In high school, I wondered what made other girls who always had a boyfriend different from me. Even into my twenties and early … 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 24/31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes 2017: REVISE
Day 24 Today, I decided to check out a park nearby that I’d heard about from a mom at MOPS last week. After a late start, I was strapping my daughter, Noelle, into her car seat about 30 minutes … 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 15/31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes 2017: REMAIN
Day 15 A few days ago, I bought my daughter her first pair of walking shoes. They’re a silver Mary-Jane style with a velcro strap across the foot and a really soft, flexible, and grippy sole. She isn’t walking yet, … Continue reading
Real life on purpose
A few months ago I started becoming less than content with my life. It starts with scrolling frenetically through Facebook, reading everyone’s posts about great vacations they’re on, new babies, new relationships, who’s selling what, down to angry political rants and … Continue reading
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