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This summer, I will turn 40. If I am being totally honest, I have been dreading this upcoming birthday for many years. My husband would tell you I have been dreading this birthday since I turned 30. To me, 40 means middle age. It means wrinkles and aches and pains and gray hair and early [...]
Join us on the weekends in June as we celebrate parenthood from another perspective - the dad side! We've asked some great friends of Bloomington Moms Blog to join us and explore fatherhood, marriage, parenting and life with us. Look for our dad thoughts every Saturday this month! Heading into this year, I caught myself [...]
You know those days that seem most challenging? And your reaction to all of it is less than perfect? Those are the days the little angel on my shoulder screams GET OUTSIDE! And she is always right. For me, time in nature is like a yoga class or a hug from my mom. It allows me [...]
Being a teenager is not easy - you're caught between being a child needing so much guidance and a young adult and needing to assert more independence. It’s a period of life where children begin to discover themselves and learn hard life lessons. I’m a 20-something-year old high school teacher and I’m not removed from [...]
My life right now is filled with dirty diapers, bottles, spit-up, crying, no vacations, rarely seeing friends, going to bed early, and a messy house. Most nights one or both of the kids have been crying about something and it's chaotic until both are in bed. My favorite thing to say to my husband lately is, "it's just [...]
The answer to that question is probably both, but does anyone really know? The fine line between helicopter mom and ‘let them learn the hard way’ is a tough line to walk. My husband goes by the thought that kids need a little bit of struggle in their life I agree….a bit. But, at the [...]
Join us on the weekends in June as we celebrate parenthood from another perspective - the dad side! We've asked some great friends of Bloomington Moms Blog to join us and explore fatherhood, marriage, parenting and life with us. Look for our dad thoughts every Saturday this month! “An Ode to Bobby Pins” by Matt [...]
"In sickness and in health." I used to think that vow was for old people. At my own wedding, I remember fixating on the "for richer or poorer" part. That promise felt more relevant at the time. I was in school ministry and my new husband was finishing up graduate school. I figured there would [...]
I work a full-time job and have two little ones at home. I'm busy. My closest friends are stay-at-home moms with multiple little ones. They are busy. My sweet mentor has kids in multiple after-school sports and activities. She is busy. It does not matter what a mother's day consists of: we are all busy. [...]
Who is that girl? After many sleepless nights, I took notice of my reflection staring back at me in the mirror. Who is that girl? I did not recognize this person with tired eyes, black circles, probably wearing yesterday's t-shirt, and overly caffeinated to try and make it through the day. The reflection I saw [...]
