It’s hard to believe that my twins are about to be 1-year-old in just a few short weeks. On one hand, the last year has absolutely flown by. On the other hand, so much has happened this year that it sometimes feels like it’s lasted…
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Hard Seasons: Kidney Failure
We’ve been in the midst of a hard season. Typically they come and go, but this one has been lasting awhile. The hardest thing right now is my husband’s health. He had been having issues for a long time. Then in March, things really came…
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Letting Go: One Story of Many
Shortly after the twins were born, I began writing their birth story. I wanted to write it out while it was all still fresh in my mind. I got most of it written out but I could not bring myself to finish it or to…
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The Only Thing You Can Control
Hello, sweet friends. I hope that this message finds you well. I received a warm response to my last post about coming back to this space again and it meant the world to me. My creative energies come & go but they are most definitely…
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let me tell the stories;
Let me go back. Let me tell the stories. They will come out of me in a great heave, the way they always have. All that I have held onto, all that I have held in. Let me release it. Let me tell the stories.…
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Money Saving Tips for Mamas
I’ve always considered myself a saver. Finances were a priority for me for as long as I can remember. As soon as I was old enough, I got my first job. I loved having my own money and being able to purchase the things that…
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Review: Sweave Eucalyptus Sheets
Hello, sweet friends! It’s February! It’s 02.02.22 to be precise. We survived January. My goodness, to be honest, sometimes I wondered if I would. It was a really hard month for us. We all got sick, I got bullied (more about that soon), and a…
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The Allay Lamp
Night wakings for feeds and diaper changes are two of the particular challenges that all mamas know very well. There is a real art to being able to navigate these needs quietly and efficiently, so as not to stimulate the baby, or in my case…