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On days you find it hard to see past self-perceived flaws in the mirror, let me be your mirror and remind you of this
For once, it didn’t all fall on me. I found myself thinking: Is this what “the village” looks like?
When she finds that love with you, I want you to know…
Good communication with you forms the basis of good communication with other people as your child grows into an adult.
Thank you for being there for me, listening to me whine, and loving me no matter what.
Can I call someone my person if she already had a well-established group of her own before I came along?
It truly does ‘take a village.’
I know how fast it goes. It’s happening before my eyes.
It was like his little girl knew she needed to wait for daddy to make it.
For this family, the best gift isn’t under the tree this year.
We shared a lot of love for our sweeties this year, mamas. ?
Build up your village?
“I believe every life comes with a message. Many of those messages are ignored. Our children’s aren’t.”
But I will tell you this...
Making time for family meals matters—and pays off in big ways.
“It’s often uncomfortable work, but it needs doing or we won’t stay together.”
Be clear about both when you need help and what you need help with.
Even though we hadn’t rocked her to sleep in months.
The tendency to be a “gatekeeper” can really rear its head when children come into the picture. After all, we are made to internalize that “mother knows best.”
I was quick to show him the “right” way to bounce her and I just rocked her to sleep myself because it was easier.
