Tag: motherhood
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Our miscarriage
The night before my 10 week ultrasound, I rubbed Palmer’s cocoa butter onto my belly and whispered to my child, “I can’t wait to see you tomorrow!” Early on in this pregnancy, my doctors found a subchorionic hemorrhage which had resolved around 8 weeks. During that 8 week ultrasound, when I saw a squirming jellybean […]
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Dreft & hope
I lift the gray onesie to my nose and inhale deeply—it still smells like Dreft and hope. Holding this outfit brings those familiar feelings of unfulfilled longing rushing back to hit me square in the face. It also reminds me that the process of building a family doesn’t happen on a 10-minute timer but instead […]
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A prayer of thanks for fruit roll-ups
Thank You, Lord, for the simple joy of fruit roll-ups. Thank You for the ease with which I can pull them out of my diaper bag, and the immediacy with which they appease my children. Is there any quicker way to improve a toddler’s mood? I love seeing the look of unparalleled delight on my […]
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Stay-at-home mom
My husband and I sink onto a gray sofa in our neighbor’s living room, surrounded by new and old friends. It’s the first night that our community group is meeting, and I’m excited to get to know everyone better. “For our ice breaker,” the group leader announces, “Let’s go around the room and tell everyone […]
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Living in the “and”
Parenting has been challenging me in new ways lately. All the mess and the noise and the Why did you do that when I just asked you not to? It’s enough to make any slightly perfectionistic, Enneagram One person feel a liiiittle bit crazy. In an effort to more fully enjoy this season, I am […]
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The beauty of unexpected things
A soccer ball in the laundry basket. Thomas the Tank Engine on the dish drying rack. An astronaut action figure in the front yard flower bed. These unexpected sights never fail to act as exclamation marks in my day, making me shake my head and smile. I mean, have you ever gone to water your […]
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Swim trunks & time
Monday was sunny and hot, with a high of 82. I fed Kyeler and CJ a quick snack (cinnamon teddy grahams and grapes) after their naps, then wrangled them into swimsuits so we could meet some friends at a nearby splash pad. I zipped the boys into their matching light green swim shirts, the ones […]
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Giving and Receiving
My counselor sits across from me in a green wingback chair, her eyes wide and kind behind black cat eyeglasses. Instead of meeting her gaze, I steal glances at the bowl of brittle potpourri to my left. The too-squishy couch feels lopsided beneath me, as unmanageable as my emotions. I’ve spent years trying not to […]
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Woman enjoys kid-free date night without crippling anxiety
Winston-Salem mom of two, Megan Hogg, was spotted at local restaurant Mozelle’s on Saturday evening with her husband. Shockingly, there was nary a toddler or Cheerio in sight. Perhaps it was the sauvignon blanc, or the natural high that comes from finally using a gift card from last Christmas, but Megan appeared uncharacteristically relaxed and […]
A Continual Feast 