I am nearly halfway through my second week of maternity leave. It’s amazing how quickly it passes compared with how long the “waiting for it” seemed to take. My first week home was productive. I worked my way down my to-do list like a busy,…
anxiety
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eggs + toast + little joys
Read moreSometimes I get disappointed with myself for not being perfect. I am not a perfect wife, a perfect daughter, a perfect friend, a perfect employee, a perfect mama-to-be. And then I remember that there is no such thing as perfect. The only thing that is…
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Prenatal Depression
Read moreHow deep they drove themselves into me, the things it was impossible to say aloud. —Sylvia Plath The first trimester of my pregnancy was really hard. When I chose to get pregnant, I expected certain things. I expected the miracle, the joy, the anticipation. I…
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Book Review & Giveaway: Full Cup, Thirsty Spirit
Read moreToday, I am so excited to share Karen Horneffer-Ginter’s new book, Full Cup, Thirsty Spirit: Nourishing the Soul When Life’s Just Too Much. We live in a world of constant movement, and our day-to-day lives seem to get busier by the hour. Our days are…
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Guest Post & Book Giveaway: Why Change Can Be Difficult
Read moreToday’s guest post comes from New York Times Best Selling Author, Eldon Taylor. A few months ago, Eldon’s team reached out to me regarding his brand new book—Self-Hypnosis And Subliminal Technology. Since then I have had the opportunity to read the book and to become…
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like they’re falling in love with the ground.
Read morethe leaves are all falling / and they’re falling like they’re falling in love with the ground. Thank you all for your lovely comments & emails after my last post. This space is a light to me in the darkness and I am deeply, deeply…
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Sometimes the hardest thing and the right thing are the same.
Read moreWhen I wrote earlier this month that I could feel big changes stirring in my bones, I wasn’t prepared for quite how big those changes would be & how quickly they would take hold. This past month has been one of the most difficult ones…
