If you've ever heard someone share publicly on social media about their miscarriage, they usually will include a line like "women don't talk about this enough." I agree - the pain of a miscarriage and the experience of it can be so incredibly shocking and private and sensitive, that a woman would much rather experience [...]
✨FLASHBACK✨ I woke up as early as I could, you know, because that first trip to the bathroom is perfect for testing. I sat there, blurry eyed and excited, setting my timer for the exact time. I put the test face down on the side of the tub; I didn’t wanna cheat a look, you [...]
i know what you're thinking. i'm a mom now. everything i do revolves around my kid. oh, and before that, i was a newlywed. everything i did revolved around my husband. OH, and before that, I was the quintessential single girl. everything i did revolved around my journey to wait for said husband. i could [...]
I know too many people. Literally, I know thousands of people. And not deep and personally either. Just by name, with maybe a few facts on their personal lives. This happened over time. I've lived in the same town my whole life. Only moved away for four years for college. And of course, I joined [...]
"Soak it up. These days won't last. Enjoy every second. Soak it up." I've heard these phrases multiple times in my life. The first time I can remember was probably in high school. I didn't know what they meant - that "these days won't last." That these people may not be your friends in ten [...]
Yesterday, November 28, would be the start of my second trimester. Instead, we are reluctantly navigating the sorrow of a miscarriage. I remember the day I found out I was pregnant. We had been trying to grow our family for a few months. The first month you try, you have so much hope. The second month, [...]
this weekend at church the message is about "the single family." i've been married to grant for 5 short months, so honestly my life has been spent more single than not. y'all know i'm passionate about what a single person is capable of - what a single person can experience during this season, bc that [...]
