Tag Archives: identity
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
Five Minute Friday: Unrecognized BEAUTY
Today, I’m writing with the Five Minute Friday community writing group, and this week’s word is Beauty. If you’d like to join in, the linkup is here. We all like affirmation. We like to hear that what we’ve created is something … 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
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 31/31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes 2017: REST
Day 31 Rest, my precious child. Lay your head on my shoulder allow your breaths to slow and our heartbeats to align. Let me feel the warmth of your cheek against mine. Close your sleepy eyes and melt into me.
Day 28/31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes 2017: CONNECT
Day 28 I’m transported back in time to my one bedroom row house in Baltimore. I’m sitting on my Ikea sofa, freshly gleaned of any loose change so I could buy gas. I was so lonely, desperate to connect with … 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
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