claim your light
Feel like you're drowning in motherhood? Like you've lost your fire, your spark, the things that made you who you are? I've been there, too, and it hurts. Read on to find out how to make time to grow, learn, create, and mother from a whole-person perspective. You're a great mom--but you're MORE than that one role. Find yourSELF in motherhood. ♥
A long time ago, when my now-tweens were a pair of littles, I packed up the diaper bag and took them to the library story time. All my friends went every week with their kids, who sat in the circle and sang the songs and loved the stories. Afterward these mamas browsed for books in the children’s section or sat… Read More
“I hate my body.” How many times have I thought this, staring into the mirror half-dressed, critiquing it’s shape and size, lumps and bumps? I scan it up and down, measuring it’s value, it’s worthiness, by how it looks: My skin’s color and texture–over-plump brown moles, shiny zigzag stretch marks, polkadots of acne. Hairs that grow where I don’t want… Read More
“You know I love my kids, but I just need a break!“ Motherhood: Make-up free, dry-shampooed, and in close quarters with our kids 24/7. Is it any wonder we’re all on Marco Polo or text threads with our mom friends, starting practically every conversation with that sentence? It is not easy being in charge 24/7, so if you’re having a… Read More
It’s okay if you can’t jump right into LOVE with your body! Instead, let’s choose some things you can feel for it, and start there.
