Last night, my dear fellow mama friend Suz took me to see the one-and-only Queen Gaga at the Staples Center. SWOON!!! Suz's husband gave her two tickets for Mother's Day, to enjoy a much-deserved moms' night out with a girlfriend. How sweet, right?! So thoughtful. Things like this earn things called husband points. There were SO many things to love about the incredible show: wild wigs, sensational stage design, ... View Post
#ItGetsBetter
Somehow, someway, this photograph became the bookmark for the Bible study I’m currently going through—which I highly recommend, by the way. It’s called Ever After: Life Lessons Learned in My Castle of Chaos. Mariners Church selected the book for their summer women’s study, and I am devouring, gleaning and obsessing over the insights. Chapter by chapter, accompanied by a DVD, the book chips away at the fairy-tale ... View Post
My 20 Baby Registry Must-Haves
I remember the decided feeling of wonder, excitement and astonishing horror filling my pregnant body as I entered Babies R Us to complete my baby registry. Thankfully with a wingwoman and seasoned mama friend to break my waddling fall should I faint from anxiety-riddled hot flashes. I was seriously stoked, but also majorly overwhelmed. How many bottle brands are there?! And video monitor options?! And what on ... View Post
10 Everyday Areas in Which I Repeatedly Backslide
According to the dictionary and my Christian upbringing, the word backslide means: “to lapse morally or in the practice of religion.” I’m not crazy about the term in casual reference to people or souls, since I’ve so often heard it used with more gossip than grace. But, there is a use of “backslide” I do love!!! I was thinking about my own definition of this familiar term after organizing my closet recently and ... View Post
The MOMents Matter: Letting Her Last Baby Go
Sharing mutual stories of motherhood with my fellow young mamas in the trenches is SO important, encouraging, reassuring, beautiful and hilarious. But one of my other favorite things is learning from the older mamas, the wiser women, the real sages—the ones with the full-blown battle wounds on their bodies and hearts, the toughest yet softest souls, and the years on years of experience showing: “Hey, girl. It’s worth ... View Post
True Love Conquers Hysterical Flower Girls
The flawless moment-to-be in our family’s history had played repeatedly in my head: soft violin music playing while my bridesmaid gown rippled in the wind, Emerson and I floating down the aisle side-by-side, me looking down lovingly while she wowed gushing wedding guests with her outrageous dimples and proficiency in scattering rose petals. HA!!!!!!! WHY DID I THINK THIS WAS POSSIBLE???!!! ... View Post