What Motherhood Has Taught Me: A Series Pt. 8

What Motherhood Has Taught Me: A Series Pt. 8

Guest Blog Post By: Taren Storrs I've learned so many powerful things about motherhood that it's shaped not only the mother that I am but also the way I see mothers in our society. Being a mother has developed everything in me. It's a journey where every day, every season, everything can be a reflective [...]

What Motherhood Has Taught Me: A Series Pt. 5

What Motherhood Has Taught Me: A Series Pt. 5

Guest Blog Post By: Candace Otto I think the most amazing thing that being a mom has taught me is that I get a minor glimpse into the unending patience, unconditional love, and unbelievable grace that God has for me. It also gave me insight into how much He desires our love and appreciation. Having [...]

What Motherhood Has Taught Me: A Series Pt. 7

What Motherhood Has Taught Me: A Series Pt. 7

Guest Blog Post By: Sharde' Carrington Motherhood has taught me that I can pivot whenever I’d like to and as often as I need to. I have three children, with a large age gap between the first two and a very small age gap between the second two. I have become a new version of [...]

What Motherhood Has Taught Me: A Series Pt. 6

What Motherhood Has Taught Me: A Series Pt. 6

Guest Blog Post By: Ayris Temidara Motherhood has taught me that I cannot control anything. I cannot control feelings in my kids. I cannot control their emotions. I cannot control outcomes. I cannot control the future. The best thing I can do as a mother is to let go of the idea of control and [...]

What Motherhood Has Taught Me: A Series Pt. 4

What Motherhood Has Taught Me: A Series Pt. 4

Guest Blog Post By: Kendall Niccum Unconditional love. Emotionally exhausting. Unapologetic. Grateful. Constantly Worried. My heart outside my body. All of these things, I feel deeply on the daily. Motherhood is not for the faint of heart, it is damn right tiring and trying, but nothing replaces the feeling of knowing you have brought caring little [...]

Drowning

Drowning

Mamma: imagine yourself in the middle of the ocean, drowning, while desperately needing help. Now, imagine that while you are drowning, you also happen to be in the middle of a bunch of boats offering you a life saving floatation device. Further, as they call out to you, “Here! Let me help you! Grab on [...]

Mis(sed)car(e)riage

Mis(sed)car(e)riage

Each time someone asks me how many children I have, there isn’t one time that I don’t pause for a nano second and think of him before I say, “Two”.  I never got to meet him or even see what he looked like, but he (or she) and I were intimately connected for 7 weeks [...]

Care of the Self

Care of the Self

It’s a buzz word that we all have heard a million times over lately.  We all know we need to do it, and probably encourage others to do it, but if we’re being honest, as mammas, how much of our encouraging efforts do we point back towards ourselves? We are the hardest workers we know, [...]

Grief

Grief

Over these recent years, I’ve become more aquatinted with grief than I would have liked to have been. (If you’re new here, about two-ish years ago, our girls lost their Meemaw and their Grammie within seven months of each other.😔) As I’ve journeyed through Grief’s winding roads, I’ve learned a few things about it: it [...]

Sucker Punched

Sucker Punched

I want to hold her and protect her forever. It was a lot easier to imagine doing that when she was this small. Now that she’s 10, I’m becoming painfully aware that I won’t always be able to shield her from all the world wants to throw at her. This week in parenting offered me [...]