Tag: memories

They Found Me: Thoughts on Becoming a Mother

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There are a few precious things in life that transform us. Moments where there is a distinct "before" and "after." Where you can feel...

Mother’s Day Gift Guide

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  Mother’s Day is coming up, and it’s easy to feel stumped about what to buy for the women in your life that you love. ...

Instructions On Not Giving Up

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  I think it’s easy to imagine that surrender is doing nothing. Just waiting--for the time to go by, or for things to happen. But...

A Moment to Mosaic (Thanks TikTok)

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For all you hip and rad moms out there who use TikTok, you may have seen the recent trend called "mosaic." It was going...

Hanging On To Quarantine: the Moments that Bring Our Family Joy

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I wish this pandemic had never happened. I don’t think I’m alone in thinking this. I have days where I sit in my favorite...

Moving On: Saying Goodbye to Our First Home

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I became a mother in December 2011 and we brought our daughter home from the hospital to a condo in North Liberty. We had...

An Argument for Putting Down Your Phone

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How many times do you go back and view old videos and photos on your phone? I may have done it a handful of times. I...

Can We Agree to Stop Telling New Moms, “Just Wait?”

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If you spend any time on parenting pages, you'll quickly learn there are a few phrases that are, well...discouraged.  In general, it's preferable to...

Then Versus Now: Revisiting My Old Blog Posts | Bless This...

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Parenting is always about growth and change. Not only do our kids grow up, but parenting culture changes with the times. Trends seem to...

My Son Graduated From High School and I Don’t Know How...

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My oldest son graduated from high school and I don’t know how to feel. Since he’s my first, I’ve had a lot of people asking...