Motherhood

What a blessing it is to be called into motherhood and to be able to raise two boys. I've created this space to share my journey as a mother to hopefully encourage any other moms out there and share things that have been helpful to me as I navigate this season of life. The foundation of my parenting is based on my values and beliefs as a Jesus follower but I've come to realize that parenting is not a one size fits all approach so these posts are meant to be a look into how we choose to do things in our family.

Gluten-Free Lactation Bars

This is for my breastfeeding mamas! But honestly, they are amazing even if you aren't breastfeeding, you can just omit the brewer's yeast. My friend made these for me when I was postpartum and I loved them so much and had to get the recipe from her, so thank you to my friend Taylor! These bars are so easy to make but also packed with tons of nutrients to help support postpartum recovery and breastfeeding. They are a great quick snack or dessert to have on hand! GF Lactation B

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Why I Chose to Be a Stay-at-Home Mom (And What It Really Looks Like)

Before I Became a Mom Before I became a mother, I always assumed I would work at least part-time. After spending so much time, money, and effort becoming a physical therapist, a big part of my identity was tied to my career—growing professionally and helping my husband, West, grow his business. Life felt very structured. It was a step-by-step approach: set goals, reach them, and then move on to the next thing. When Everything Changed Then I became a mom—and everything shifted

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Our Potty Training Experience: What Worked, What Didn’t, and Encouragement for Moms

Potty training can feel overwhelming, especially as a stay-at-home mom juggling so many moving parts. I hope our experience encourages you and gives you a simple, realistic picture of what this stage can look like. Our Potty Training Story We officially potty trained Noah a couple of weeks before his second birthday. I was pregnant at the time, and one of my personal goals was to have him potty trained about two months before our second baby arrived. I knew I didn’t want to b

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Supernatural and Pain-Free Birth Story: Garrison's Makes His Debut

I'm so excited to share my supernatural and pain-free birth story. I have another post that talks about the back story of my labor/delivery preparation (reference here ). It is definitely a must read to understand how God truly came through in all the details and answered my specific prayers and declarations that I prayed for my labor and delivery. I love to talk about all the details so I apologize in advance if some of this post is TMI but I'm the type of person who wants t

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Supernatural and Pain-Free Birth Story: Backstory

Sitting here a little over two years after my first birth story, I couldn't be more excited to share my second birth story. This birth was so incredibly different than my first and was such a redemptive story demonstrating God's goodness, faithfulness, and comfort during what is typically a nerve-wracking moment. Just a short back story: if you haven't read my first birth story, you can find that in this blog post here . I don't want to say that it was "traumatic" but I will

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What WAS In My Hospital Bag: Hindsight on the Necessary & Unnecessary

Now that I’m on the other side of pregnancy, I wanted to share what I packed in my hospital bag vs what I actually used/needed. Unfortunately with Noah coming so early, I didn’t get a chance to pack my bags fully prior to leaving for the birthing center so that was a bit stressful but it all worked out! Especially since my labor and delivery was so quick, I didn’t need a whole lot. I delivered at a birthing center so there might be some slight variation in what they provide v

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MY Birth Story

I’m writing my birth story for myself–to look back and remember the details and also for anyone who is interested. I am an open book. I think that everyone should in some way document their birth story because it can be so powerful and special to look back on. Anyone who knows me knows that I am a planner. A planner and a checklist person. However, when it came to pregnancy and birth, I didn’t have much of a plan. The only thing I knew for certain was that I was going to give

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