Have you ever stepped into the home of a true hostess? If you have, you probably remember the experience. I was 21 when I first met a woman who would come to be a mother in my life. Her hospitality made a huge impact on me. Her example is one that I seek to model …
A Homemaker is one who chooses the high-calling of making a home for her family with joy! There are many nuances to this important job, not simply cleaning and cooking. One area that is often overlooked or dreaded is budgeting. Many groan as we imagine an envelope system and spreadsheets. But I prefer to think …
I really lost my cool on my toddler yesterday! A simple task like strapping him into his carseat spiraled into what felt like an MMA fight. His desire to escape led him to bite me, hit me, and grab my eyeglasses in order to accomplish it. My desire to get him home led me to …
Prepare for birth I once heard birth compared to a marathon. No athlete would arrive at a 26.2 mile race without training their bodies and mind for the physical exertion ahead. Instead, they would train for months, focusing holistically on what would be required to accomplish this noteworthy feat of strength. Entering motherhood is no …
I remember being appalled, her child was old enough that she could grab her mother’s shirt, pulling it down as she wrestled to get what she wanted— milk from her mother’s breast. I walked away from the evening dinner with our friends affronted by the child’s display of will, and by the mother’s calm acquiescence …
Made In Brazil My Husband and I are both Americans and had lived in Brazil for two years when we got pregnant with our first child. We’d lived there through the Zika scare and the concerns from family that we would get pregnant and bitten by a zika mosquito at the same time; leading to …
This week I will celebrate my child’s first birthday and my first year of motherhood. I look back and see the incredible growth he’s made from a helpless babe to a walking little boy, discovering his independence and exploring the world around him. His transformation is incredible! I’m already counting down, realizing I only have …
At 11 weeks into my first pregnancy, I was feeling pretty amazing other than some fatigue here and there, My best friend was visiting us in Florianopolis and on the morning of her last day we set off on a hike that we knew had a small waterfall at the end of it. In the …
