Tag: motherhood

You Can’t Scare Me :: I’m a Mom

It's spooky season!  I love going to haunted houses and watching scary movies and reading ghost stories. Sometimes I freak myself out and I wake...

Grace Filled in a Shaming World

This is me, at the base of a mountain looking into shame and seeing how it affects my parenting. I see kids who have...

You are Important, Kid

You see a tiny toddler pitching a fit; a pre-teen rolling their eyes; a teenager spinning their car tires after you shortened their curfew...
When Parenting Ideas Change (but Strong Opinions Remain)

When Parenting Ideas Change (but Strong Opinions Remain)

...there are a few HARD NOs that I decided long before I dated, got married and had children that actually stuck. My stance never waivered on certain deal breakers and absolutes. These rules are 110% true today with two kids as they were before I even gave birth.

Caring for Tricycles to Wheelchairs :: Moms Caught in the Middle

I watched my friend’s profile as she spoke. The subtle way she bowed her head. Her nearly translucent eyelashes blinking away the afternoon sunlight....

MOMercise

There came a day when I had to admit: I hate exercising. The exercisers and instructors, I did not hate. They seemed so passionate...

Mama, What’s Your Name?

"Mama, what's your name?," my precious, chubby-faced toddler asked me. I told him that my name was Reshae. "No, you not Reshae, you my...
5-Day Nursing Strike

The 5-Day Nursing Strike

When we were planning the arrival of our second daughter last year, I had lot of concerns. Adjusting to life with two kids and...

Don’t Lick That (And Other #momlife Anecdotes)

Up until a short time ago, I'm pretty sure I either had sweet somethings to say to my almost three-year-old son or I had...

Wiping Front to Back and Other Shifty Lessons I’ve Taught My...

There are deep, valuable lessons at each stage of life despite seemingly menial tasks that should just be grasped onto. Still, I find myself...