The Motherload

“Due to the winter storm we experienced this last week...for the children's safety, all learning will be asynchronous, online until Wednesday...possibly until March 1.” Email dated 2021. Not 2020. It feels like Groundhog’s Day 365. Almost a year ago, we started the daily walk through pandemic,...

Every day before the big girls leave for school, we chant, sing and say daily affirmations. They go something like this:•Today is going to be a great day!•I am a reading genius.•I am a math whiz.•My words are kind.•I stick up for the underdog.•I am a leader.•My name is ___ ___, it means ___...

Happy 10th Anniversary to us! We’ve created a beautiful family and life in a decade! Two pieces of advice I was given early on in our marriage that has helped me navigate as a wife, mother, and partner in our adventure: The space between expectations and reality is disappointment. Dream, hope,...

"They" (whoever they are) say every five years you reinvent yourself and are not the same person you were half a decade ago. I agree with this statement; for me personally, in the last 5 years, I’ve had two children, moved across the country four times (!!), and faced circumstances that brought me...

I've been thinking a lot about superheroes lately. I don't know if it's because I've watched The Incredibles a thousand times this winter or if I am trying to figure out how to feel like Super Woman again.  At the end of this month, I've been pregnant and/or breastfeeding for 36 consecutive...

Psalm 112:2 (NCV) Their descendants will be powerful in the land; the children of honest people will be blessed. Proverbs 31:23 (NCV) Her husband is known at city meetings and makes decisions as one of the leaders in the land. Proverbs 31:25 (NCV) She is strong and respected by the people. She...