When I mentioned that I was going repost my story about bonding with Aeryn during the first few months of her life, I was asked if I planned to add an update about how much I adore my daughter now, you know, since it was Mother's day and all. That felt disingenuous. I didn't want… Continue reading The day I fell in love with my newborn baby
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Today I wanted to run
I am not a runner. Before marrying my husband I can remember this one time I went running when I was seventeen. Instant regret. At that age I was in magnificent shape. I took pride in the surprise of others at how strong a skinny little girl could be. When it came to running, the… Continue reading Today I wanted to run
March Goals Update
If only I could holler "April fools!" at the end of this post and have reality be that I progressed in every category and things are going great. However, in actuality I contracted something like the plague the first day of our FL vacation, and here I am on the first day of the new… Continue reading March Goals Update
February Goals Update
And just like that we are already a week into March. Since this is overdue, let's get going! For a refresher on my 2017 goals, check out this post. Fitness: This one fell off the bandwagon but sort of intentionally. The first two weeks I pushed hard to make sure that I got to the… Continue reading February Goals Update
Grace in Hindsight
Hindsight is 20/20 - many of us have heard that a few dozen times in our lives. It is usually said with a tone of resignation or smugness depending on whether we're doing the philosophizing ourselves or having it done for us. There are enough times each of us can look back and see precisely… Continue reading Grace in Hindsight
Rest
I have not rested in nearly two months. And not just because I have an 8-month-old daughter who often wakes up more times a night than there are hours in it. In the truest sense of the word, my body and my heart have not rested in a long time, perhaps ever since my daughter… Continue reading Rest