I am two different people. I'm sweet-mom, doing the mothering duties, roles, and wearing 12 hats with a smile on my face. I'm just humming along beautifully like a productive little dwarf whistling while I work. I'm in love with my husband, kids, dog and cat, and life in general. I'm nice. Nice mom just doing the nice mundane stuff. And there's the other me. I'm grumpy-mom who is so Continue Reading
Jen Hatmaker Is My New Imaginary Friend
I have a crush on Jen Hatmaker. She is a new discovery to me. Writer, blogger, speaker, mother to 5 (she wins!), including two she adopted from Africa, and wife to Brandon Hatmaker. She lives in a city I would love to live in, Austin, Texas. Anyway, after reading her blog post that went completely and insanely viral, “The Worst End of School Year Mom Ever,” I was hooked. Because she’s my kind Continue Reading
Inspiration Oozing Out of Me
I am so high I feel like I’m in the purple and orange hues of a Los Angeles sunset. I just returned from a retreat. (Now, please don’t run away and click off.) It was a different sort of retreat. We called it a “Girlfriends’ Retreat,” a mix between a “girls’ weekend” and a traditional churchy women’s retreat. My BFF in New York City, Kim, and I were in cahoots on this. Being on opposite coasts Continue Reading
Moms’ Night Out Junkie
I’m a group-y kind of girl. I always have been. No, not that kind. I love the village of my girlfriends that I get to live in from time to time. Were it not for my girlfriends or fellow mom friends, I would not be as validated, or as encouraged, as I need to be. In fact, you probably would not want to be around me. Because my true girlfriends challenge me to be the best me, at the same time Continue Reading