Motherhood
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Meal Planning : 101
7 Simple Tips For Meal Planning Success It starts right here… Curious, who finds it a challenge to pin down nutrition? Meal planning? Creating a system that works? It has definitely taken a LOT of practice and trial and error over the years. But I’ve found a few things that make it easier for us so I thought I’d share them below. Simple things that we’ve implemented to build a healthy lifestyle for our family! 1. Set aside time. I plan about 30 minutes on Sunday to search recipes, write and type out my plan for the week. It takes me about 45 minutes to grocery shop. I spend about…
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A Mom Awakening… But First, Love
We had a come to Jesus moment tonight… A mom awakening if you will… Tonight, one big sister at tennis lessons, another big sister rushed off to a neighborhood friend’s house to play, this FourNado was feeling left behind. She made it known too. A massive meltdown. Lots of sobbing tears (probably because of her lack of sleep and nap refusal today too), gasping for breath, and flat out frustration. I’ve witnessed a lot of these meltdowns. It’s exhausting. Why doesn’t she do this for anyone else?! It’s easy to just walk away and ignore them. I could redirect her attention. Do all the things “they” say to do and…
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End The Stigma… Depression and Anxiety in the Wake of Another Suicide
Depression is a terrible thing. It’s indescribable. It’s scary. It’s consuming. It’s random. It’s constant. It’s debilitating. It’s a mental health disorder. It affects 16 million adults in the US. It SHOULD be talked about. Anxiety is a son of a $%#*%. It’s overwhelming. It seems ridiculous at times. It causes symptoms that seem imaginary. It’s hard to understand if you don’t have it and harder to describe when you do. It’s a mental health disorder. It affects 40 million adults in the US. And it SHOULD be talked about. People who struggle with anxiety and depression may appear “fine”. You may never see their visible symptoms. But they may…
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Nothing More to Give
It happens. It’s one of those days. When bedtimes hit and we just want to sink into the couch because we literally have nothing more to give. When one last toddler dictated command might just send us over the ledge. “Lord, just give me the patience” I whispered one too many times today. It starts with an awake-too-early morning. You know the one. When you anticipate the youngest sleeping in because she was up too late needing that last drink of water, but that last drink of water late last night had her up before the sun needing to “go potty right now”. If she sees a wink of sunlight,…
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Mother Mother
Mother mother I have no words. My heart is heavy. The whole thing hurts. Another senseless tragedy Broken hearts A grieving society. We claim to want to make a change. We want to see it stop. We scream out loud for gun control. We continue to watch our children drop. We offer prayers, condolences. We rant on public forums. We blame the gun, society, the shooter, mental health, lawmakers, congress, lack of discipline.. There’s never a decorum. With guns we defend our politicians, celebrities, banks, jewelry stores, sporting events, and homes. But then we’re quick to offer a solution by a sign that says “Gun Free Zone”. There is…
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