Self-Care Sunday #16
Focusing on gratitude when life gets hard … More Self-Care Sunday #16
Focusing on gratitude when life gets hard … More Self-Care Sunday #16
Being a mom in law school is a double-edged sword. I feel a lot of pressure to succeed, for the sake of my kids, but my kids are also my biggest motivation. … More Self-Care Sunday #15
Unlike postpartum depression, which people talk about with understanding, sympathy, and even pity, anger feels ugly. Unacceptable. Especially as a mother. Sad moms get concern. Angry moms get judged. … More Nobody Warned Me About Postpartum Rage
Advice I wish someone had given me the first time around … More My Top 10 Postpartum Survival Hacks
I survived two months of exclusively pumping. It might seem silly to some, but I plan to celebrate this milestone every month. Exclusively pumping is hard, not to mention extremely isolating. It can feel overwhelming, but I’m so happy that I’m able to provide more than enough milk for both of my girls. … More Self-Care Sunday #12
Reflections on pumping, marriage, and my internal drive to be productive 24/7 … More Self-Care Sunday #11
What it looks like to balance working, pumping, parenting, and my sanity … More A Day in the Life of a Working Mom
The farther I get in my motherhood journey, the more I understand and appreciate that God will meet you wherever you are at. I struggle these days to find time for scripture study, I forget to pray, etc. But God knows my heart and sees my efforts. … More Self-Care Sunday #9
It was the best of times (newborn snuggles!), it was the worst of times (postpartum rage!). This is the story of two different moms and how they coped with the fourth trimester. … More The Tale of Two Moms
Our twin girls are one month old today, and I’m heartbroken about it. The first month with my firstborn felt like an eternity, but this first month with the twins has gone by so, so fast! They say that a baby is considered a newborn for eight weeks, so to think that we’re already halfway … More One Month with Twins: Lessons & Reflections