I want to make 2017 my best year. I'm a goal setter, but I'm not necessarily a goal keeper. I am really good at planning and making lists, but when it comes right down to it, I often make excuses and fall into the same old traps. New Years resolutions can be one big pit fall, am-I-right?! Losing weight, eating better, cleaning out the junk from our homes all sound really good but it can be really daunting and most of us fall away before the end of January. … [Read more...]
Motherhood Part 2: Labor and Delivery
I'm excited to continue sharing about my personal journey of becoming a mama! If you missed Part 1, go read my list of 23 tips for pregnancy! In this post, I am sharing some of my personal experience with labor and delivery, including our packing list, birth plan and hospital stay. This is a long post, but I wanted to include a lot of info! If you are not pregnant or interested in this topic, check out some of my other posts here. Read on for Part 2 in the Motherhood Series: Labor and Delivery! … [Read more...]
Fear of Missing Out
I was hanging up Logan's clothes and beginning to pack up many of his newborn size clothes when it hit me. I was afraid of missing something. A few days before, my devotional had asked "what are you afraid of?" and I had left it blank, somewhat pridefully thinking I had no fear. I had just walked through my fears of labor, delivery and early on sleepless nights and now there seemed to be a fear void. But I didn't sense peace - I just couldn't name the fear. That is until anxiety hit while doing laundry. … [Read more...]
Oh Just Wait – Where Honesty and Encouragement Meet
I've been mulling over this topic for a while now. It all started when my husband and I were first married. People would tell us how happy we seemed and we'd thank them. And then they'd say "just wait until ..." … [Read more...]
Motherhood Part 1: The Pregnancy Journey
Each month for the rest of the year, I'm going to be sharing about my personal journey of becoming a mama! I'll share tips, pictures, links and my personal experiences about pregnancy, labor and delivery, recovery, newborn routines, sleep, and learning how to balance it all(hint: I don't). In this post, I've put together a list of 23 tips for pregnancy! Read on for Part 1 in the Motherhood Series: The Pregnancy Journey. … [Read more...]
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