“What’s it like having 3 kids?” “So, was going to 2 kids harder, or 3?” “Is it insane?” “Is it crazy?” “Did it push you over the edge?” “Give me the details, NOW! I don’t care that you’re just my barista! Keep the coffee and tell me everything you know about your best friend’s boyfriend’s sister’s family of 5!” This, right here, friends—was me. For two full years, we teetered dead-center on the ... View Post
The Courage to Give
The crisp air of January whips outside my family room window, tossing new leaves onto the life-sized pastel plastic princess castle I once upon a time declared hideous. Maybe it still is, and I just don’t care! But now I see something different. Not an eyesore, but rather another meaningful symbol that things are no longer what they once were for me—in my days, or my body, or my home décor, inside and out. And I ... View Post
Sister, Sister
What do you even say about a sister, especially one who doubles as a best friend? In 10 words, in 100, in 1,000? What do you say when you’re handed a microphone on one of the biggest days of her life? It’s true that logistically organizing and strategically launching our family of freshly FIVE into a wedding weekend in Napa was a lot hard and a little nerve-wracking. But honestly, I was most anxious about doing ... View Post
Rainbows and Remembrance
Every October 15 for the rest of my days, I will light two candles to shine on Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day. And when my girls are a few years older, I will talk to them about their two little angel siblings who never quite made it to earth. My mom had four miscarriages, and while not talked about all the time, it was always a mystical fact intertwined in our family dynamic. There were four of us here ... View Post
My 15 Newest Baby Gear Favorites
Round 3, sisters! We are officially two months into life as a family of five, and the transition has been smoother and better than I could have imagined. More on that later. For now, I wanted to take a quick sec to share my top newest baby-phase favorites! I mean, there’s nothing to make you feel like an old vet mama like all the hot new gear popping up left and right. Did you know there’s now a stroller that ... View Post
Restoration Software
To my precious blog readers! Wow. I cannot believe it’s been almost a year since I blogged. I’ve been healing, learning, surviving and—GASP—growing the third baby I hoped so deeply that God would bring to me in the wake of my second miscarriage. Reading my last post below brings me back to old tears and springs new ones, as I see in written ink that He is so faithful. Reese Victoria Mack, our third baby girl, came to ... View Post