It’s Happening Again
At first, I didn’t even recognize it because I have tried so hard to push past the pain, to revel in spring’s sunshine instead of […]
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Who’s Checking on Mom: The Necessity of the 4th Trimester
The Trimesters Expectant parents need only to google “pregnancy trimesters” and in two seconds find themselves inundated with everything from blog posts to detailed infographics […]
Read MoreThick, Heavy Love
Thin love? “Love is or it ain’t. Thin love ain’t love at all.” These are the words Sethe uttered to Paul D in Beloved, the […]
Read MoreOn the Front Lines: Battling Mommy Burnout
A version of this blog originally appeared on Birmingham Moms Collective Busy, Busy, Busy Let’s be honest, mamas. We were doing too much before COVID […]
Read MoreYou’re Here, But I Still Miss You
Strange Times What a peculiar span of time within which we continue to find ourselves. I honestly believed, dared to presume, that COVID-19 would breeze […]
Read MoreHigher Love
Love – both heady and sweet, passionate and tender, heavy and carefree. Love inspires. Love accepts. It encourages. It creates a magical holding space. It desires good things – if it’s healthy love. But, toxic love harms, constrains, belittles, and wreaks havoc upon the soul. I want healthy love, a higher love; a love that endures, that earnestly seeks the best even when overwhelmed by the worst.
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