Rules for Kissing My Baby
Who doesn’t love to hug on, kiss on, and squeeze on a baby? I have a hard enough time trying to get strangers to keep their distance, never mind family members! During the winter months when cold and flu season is in full effect, it’s easy to tell somebody to...
When You're in Survival Mode
I am currently in survival mode. I am sickly pregnant with my fourth child and we, as a family, aren’t even kind of thriving. There have been a lot of nights of asking my husband to pick up dinner on the way home and a lot of picking through laundry...
When People Ask, "When Are You Having Another Baby?"
The first time it happened was when my daughter was less than a week old. Here I am still recovering from my C-section and well-meaning lady, trying to be complementary says, “She’s beautiful! Now when are you going to have another?” I was astonished! I still had fresh stitches and...
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Ways to Cultivate Gratitude in Your Littles
Science has spoken: grateful people are joyful people. My husband heard this on NPR, along with some tips on cultivating gratitude in your own life. He thought about his upbringing and how helpful it would have been for his own discontentment, especially around times of gifting, and wondered if the...