“They’ll remember if you were happy to spend time with them. They’ll remember how you went with the flow. They’ll remember the warmth of your snuggles.”
- Love What Matters
- Children
“They’ll remember if you were happy to spend time with them. They’ll remember how you went with the flow. They’ll remember the warmth of your snuggles.”
“We outgrow a lot of things as we age, but do we ever really outgrow jealousy? There’s a certain freedom in putting our jealously out there and talking it out.”
“I miss being able to go to bed when I wanted. I miss date nights with my husband. I miss eating hot meals. But then it hit me. I don’t miss the OLD ME… I miss the things I used to do before being a mom.”
“The short drive to the hospital was filled with anxiety and confusion. Our oldest son kept asking us where we were going, all he wanted to do was play and have fun. I held my tears and started to pray, but I had a gut feeling this was the beginning of a long journey for us.”
“In between watching him become a father moments and newborn sleeping on your chest photos, there’s the passing each other on the staircase in the dark moments and the sleeping in different rooms because one of us should sleep moments.”
“Mothers are told we chose to have our kids, so we CAN’T burn out. False. We do burn out. We feel over-touched, overly loved, and overly sensitized to everything.”
“This gives me a reason not to give up, to keep fighting. No matter how little we have, there’s always enough to give to someone else.”
“Many people struggle during the holidays from losing loved ones, and we wanted to let other families out there know it’s okay to talk about it. It’s okay to be hurting during this season. You are not alone.”
“Even at 2 years old, he would tell me to leave and get away. Life doesn’t come with an instruction manual, and that goes for being a stepmom and having a blended family.”
“My mind is on a never-ending treadmill of thoughts, but I will focus on what is most important, especially THIS season…and THIS year.”