All day on Saturday my thoughts returned to France. I looked through my photo albums and skimmed through my old journal. My heart broke for the French nation after the vicious terrorist attacks that happened on Friday, and I couldn’t shake the sadness as I thought of the friends I had made during my time…
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This post contains affiliate links. Inspired by this week’s Sorta Awesome podcast episode, I’m sharing my top 5 picks for fall. On Sorta Awesome, Megan and I share our top tips, but here are 5 more for you! I’m covering my favorite pumpkin desserts, a product that saved my marriage, how I’m filling my freezer,…
Dear First Time Mom, Motherhood is hard. Really hard. Don’t look at your friends with more children and think that they must have it so much harder than you do. Yes, they have different challenges than you do, but they also have experience on their sides. The first time you bring a baby home, you have…
Every year I write my children a letter in honor of their birthday. This letter is in honor of Grace’s 6th birthday. Dear Grace, This past year was a big one for you. You experienced a lot of new challenges and it was stretching for both of us. First there was preschool. You adapted to…
My precious Grace entered the new world of kindergarten. I thought I was prepared and wouldn’t be that emotional about it, but I should have known better. Other people’s “first day of school” photos have been making me cry since Grace was a baby. Why did I think it would be different for me when…