War and Peace and Friendship

War and Peace and Friendship

Ambitious title, no? While I would love to offer you a comprehensive analysis on how to end war and establish peace and proclaim friendship for all, I feel that is a bit beyond the scope of one blog post! In the spirit of “A journey of a thousand miles begins...
Don’t Judge a Mother By Her Meltdown

Don’t Judge a Mother By Her Meltdown

Review of The Mother of All Meltdowns We’ve all had one. A meltdown. It’s such a perfect term to describe not only a nuclear disaster, but what can happen to human beings when our core does not remain stable. If our cooling-off mechanisms break down, dangerous...
The A to Z Book Survey!

The A to Z Book Survey!

It’s no secret that I LOVE books and reading. I loved reading the responses to the A to Z Book Survey shared by Lindsey of A Design So Vast, and Jessica of School of Smock {the survey was originally created by The Perpetual Page-Turner}. Today I’m sharing...
Embrace Your Life with a Grateful Heart

Embrace Your Life with a Grateful Heart

In my “This I Believe” statement, I have written, “Motherhood is amazing, profound, terrifying, beautiful, exhausting, life-changing, overwhelming, wonderful, breathtaking, and all-at-once the most daring, the most challenging, and most awesome thing...
Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day

Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day

Today is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day. If you’ve experienced this kind of loss, you know what it’s like for a dream to be shattered. You may know what it is like to feel completely alone with your grief. If you know someone who has gone through...