Confession time! It’s been a LONG few days. I’m tired. The girls have been sick. Brandon has been sick. I’m probably getting sick. Naps have been shorter (check out my instagram video). A dear friend gave me a TON of clothes that her girls have outgrown, so I’ve been sorting and reorganizing the girls’ closet. Our house was a complete …
Christmas Obsession
Anyone who knows me at all knows that I love everything about Christmas in an unhealthy way. I’m the person who has the house completely decorated mid-November, loves peppermint-flavored-everything, listens to Christmas music 24 hours a day, watches the cheesy Hallmark Christmas movies, drags my husband to look at Christmas lights and watch parades… I mean you name it, I’m …
Momming
Y’all, I’ve always been a natural with kids. I’ve been babysitting since I was 12. I’ve worked in church nurseries. I was an elementary teacher for 5 years. I’m good with kids. I knew I had this whole Mom thing down pat. Then I got pregnant with triplets. Then I panicked. Then I gave birth, and had no choice but …
Finding Out
Those 3 minutes felt like 3 years. I forced myself to go into the other room so I wouldn’t be tempted to check it early. We had been waiting for this for SO LONG. That tiny white stick held my future. I mean, we had been trying for like THREE MONTHS! This had to be it. Or else something was …
Mourning Miscarriage
Last month was very difficult to face. It was a month filled with baby showers and finding out more friends were pregnant. It was a month of scheduling more doctor appointments and running more tests. And it was the month that my first baby would have been born. I cannot even begin to tell you how difficult it was to …
Pants Ripping and Hearts Beating
If you’ve ever been to Opryland Hotel around Christmas time, you’ll understand my ridiculous love affair with this beautiful masterpiece. Or maybe you hate it as much as my husband does. Either way, you’ll enjoy this story. So, I had been begging Brandon to take me to Opryland for a few weeks, and we finally decided to go the day …
Waiting & Longing
Have you ever wanted something so badly that it was all you could think about? Had a desire in your heart that literally drove you to do everything in your power in order to attain that one thing? I think back to my childhood when I was so excited about Christmas morning. I remember waiting at the top of the …