rejoicing during the waves and turbulence.
When I was a child, I would dream about my life now. I prayed so hard to God, to the moon, and my dead grandpa for love and to become a mom. I wanted a baby Simba or a Barbie in my arms at all times. I wanted to comb it's hair, [...]
I have had a lot of time the past few days to reflect on the first three months of motherhood. If I could sum them up into one word, it would be "purposeful." My young adult years have been full of championing others to fulfill their kingdom purpose instead of their earthly potential, yet [...]
On a recent episode of This Is Us, Randall reminded his wife of their newborn days; "Tess self-soothed from two weeks old. Annie was sleeping ten hours a night from infancy. Remember how other parents would talk about their sleepless nights and their terrible babies? Remember how we used to have to fake it? What [...]
It's crazy to think that the first time I held this precious little soul was an entire month ago. It feels like both just yesterday and twenty years ago, at the same time. I realize now that my post about his birth story was more about how we didn't die and my messy start to [...]
I could go on and on and on and on and on about how I imagined starting this post. The expectations and fantasy of it were laughable now that I realize I'm not the mom I imagined I would be. I'm not the worst mom, but I am not the mom the pregnant me dreamed [...]
For the past few weeks, my DM's and e-mail have been filled with questions! So here are my answers to the most asked questions this month! Military: Is there a way to be notified when my package is delivered to someone deployed? The package will only be able to be tracked until the [...]
Breakfast: Avocado Toast & Apple Toast Avocado Toast: choice of bread base (toasted,) sliced avocado, Mexican spices, pink Himalayan salt // Drink of choice: orange juice Apple Toast: choice of bread base (toasted,) sliced apple, organic cinnamon, (optional: almond butter, vegan peanut butter, and/ or agave syrup) // Drink of choice: organic chai tea latte [...]
We've seen them a million times all over Pinterest: Mugs make great gifts and keepsake items for loved ones. Spread a little cheer and a good cup of Joe for any occasion! I made these particular mugs to ask my sister to be my Maid of Honor! We are huge Disney fans, and what better [...]
Anchors & Planes 