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I never intended on becoming a single parent. My divorce process began weeks prior to my daughter being born. I was nearly nine months pregnant, standing arm-in-arm with my mama, walking in to the courthouse filing a stack of papers I never dreamed of even needing. The end of my marriage was the death of my [...]
For the majority of our marriage, my husband has worked much longer than the so-called "40 hour work week." As a stay at home mom, this means many long days for me, as well. You’ve heard of the witching hour, right? The hour before dinner where everyone is riding first class on the struggle bus, [...]
It is with a bittersweet heart that I have to announce my time here in Bloomington has come to an end. Bloomington is where my husband and I purchased our first home. It is also where we became parents to our son and daughter. I became a parent in Bloomington. I couldn’t have asked for [...]
Any parent of a toddler can attest to the fact that they are completely transparent and honest. The sentences that come out of their mouths and the actions that they perform are a mirror into the teaching that we pour into their lives. Every single encounter, experience, and word is new to them and their [...]
I’m currently about three months into motherhood and let me tell you…it has been a trip to say the least! It’s one thing for people to tell you what labor and delivery, life with a newborn, and motherhood, in general, will be like, but it is a whole other thing to actually experience it yourself. [...]
Recently my family was afforded the wonderful opportunity to move to a new community. In the grand scheme of things, we are all very excited! But, a big change like this is bound to come with its share of anxieties. I've had my share of nights lying awake with my mind racing over to-dos and [...]
I've always wanted more than two children. For most of my childhood, I grew up with just one sister and I always wished we had at least one other sibling. My husband and I were blessed with a daughter in 2016 and a son in 2018. With two kids, we've already accumulated a lot of [...]
Self-Care. It's currently a hot topic, especially among mothers, and for good reason. When we become a parent, a massive shift happens literally overnight when we introduce this tiny person who doesn't care about our desire to binge watch Netflix or head out for dinner at 8:00pm. There’s a reason a blog post or meme about how hard motherhood is [...]
My Husband and I graduated from Lebanon High School in Lebanon, Indiana. I graduated in 1999 and my husband graduated in 1998, so we have some significant reunions coming up. The kind of reunions that have given us enough time to change, reflect, and have enough space to see lots of change in our friends [...]
“You lose yourself when you become a parent." This can be heard in groups and read about in every corner online. There is no doubt you can become a different person when your babies enter your world. But is this as negative as many suggest? Sure, there are the parts of myself that I have [...]
