This pregnancy has been weird. 27 weeks flew by and we’re down to the wire with huge house renovations again, causing massive amounts of deja vu. (This happened last time, only with a different house!) I’ve struggled through a lot of it...
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When the Sex of Baby Hurts Your Heart a Little
This is a taboo topic. Everyone just wants a “healthy baby”. Right? Sometimes it’s not that simple. Sometimes the gender of your baby can affect you in ways you didn’t even know it would. Shortly after my 30th birthday we...
How One Moment Can Destroy A Life – The Real World & Sex Trafficking
Sex Trafficking. A horrible, despicable, disgusting thing that happens in other countries. Parents sell their children so they can eat. Orphans plucked off the street. Women without protection, family, or home lulled by the promise of a better life...
A Letter to the Burnt-Out, Frustrated, Exhausted, Lonely Mama
I sat down here to write this on a whim. Well… Actually you might call it inspiration because right now that Mama I’m talking to feels like she’s me. Maybe she is. And maybe I’m writing this to myself on here so that you can...
Standing on the Side of Truth Through This Mass Chaos
It’s official. The world is falling apart at the seams. Mass murders. Conspiracy theories everyone writes off that have mounting, overwhelming proof. Distrust of and hatred for the ones who put their lives on the line daily and swore to...
How I Learned the Importance of Pelvic Floor Strength
Some might be wondering where I’ve been. The past few months I had been pretty consistent with writing and sharing and suddenly I was gone again. For over a month even. Well, I could say I have a super active 14 month old (true), am just past...
Why Our Son Will Grow Up As A Boy
It blows my mind that that is a controversial statement. In a common sense, functional society that would be a ridiculous statement because it would be widely known as, well, COMMON SENSE. For those of you who don’t know the technicality or...
A Little Bit of Special News
So this is supposed to be a Recipe Wednesday. Usually I love, love, love trying new recipes to share with you guys on here. Not lately. Lately I’ve been so sick food doesn’t even sound edible. Nope, not food poisoning. Nope, not the...
Postpartum Depression – What It Is and What It Isn’t
So, after my last post on postpartum depression, I got some feedback from strong, lovely women in my life that literally made me pause. It continues to amaze me how many women fight with this, and often refuse to admit it is an issue, whether it be...
Postpartum Depression and 3 Practical Ways to Handle It
I feel really strange writing this post, as I am in the midst of some of this struggle myself. It’s hard to admit, isn’t it? I can have long stretches of ‘normal’, but then the darkness and frustration hits and I feel like I...
