Dear little miss,Today at lunch, in between slurps of soup, you looked at me and said, “what you doing mama?” I was looking at you, probably more intently than usual, and thinking about how much has changed in nearly the past three years (ever since you’ve been born)… and how things are about to change […]
Lessons from Little Miss: Spreading Sparkles
Little miss and I were at gymnastics a few weeks back when she put her tiny little toddler hand into her pocket, pretended to grab something, and then lifted her hand high into the air. “Sparkles!” she shouted! (And yes, at first, I was a tad confused… but thankful there was no ‘real’ glitter in […]
What Fills Your Cup? The Importance of Self-Care
My daughter is obsessed with water, and taking one cup to fill another. I’m sure it’s a toddler thing. But the other night during bath time, she was pouring the water back and forth, and she suddenly looked in the empty cup, and exclaimed, “Where did it all go?!?” Maybe it was my tired pregnant […]
Finding Beauty Everywhere; Book Review of ‘A Different Beautiful’
I first learned about Brenna shortly after she was born. News came from my sister-in-law, a best friend to Brenna’s mom Courtney Westlake, that the little girl — born just before Christmas — was fighting for her life due to a rare skin condition. This sweet little fighter named Brenna not only survived, but eventually […]
5 Steps to Time Management When You Work From Home
Where does the time go? Sometimes it feels like a day zips by in a blink of an eye, and I used to wonder if I even truly got anything done. But as I’ve said time and time again, things changed after I had my daughter. Not only did I realize that time is precious […]