A couple of months ago I shared with everyone Mason’s developmental delays and the amount of support we received was much more than expected. I also never imagined that so many people I knew were going through the exact same thing. It’s something about transparency that brings everyone closer together. The best thing that I …
Year 33…
I turn 33 tomorrow and it feels weird to say. I mean I know that isn’t old or anything but it just feels like it was so far away. Like just last year I was 27 or even 25… but no. It’s 10:24 and in just a few hours I will cross the threshold of …
New Year, Same Ol’ G…
2018 has pretty much come and is almost gone and like everyone else I find myself in a very reflective place. I saw an instagram post that said “Cheers to the old me”. I can’t remember it verbatim but it basically said that while everyone is trying to reinvent themselves, very few people are giving …
Dear Son…
January 9th seemed like another day in my pregnant life. I woke up and ate a bowl of cereal, my favorite food at the . The heartburn the night before had been especially terrible and I was really at the point of staging a sit in at the hospital until they decided to take this …
Managing Expectations & Chocolate Cake
I wanted to start this tradition of making my kids birthday cakes every year. If you know me then you know that I am not a baker, not even close. But I thought this would be an excellent ‘gift’ to my children. Let’s just say that year one of the birthday cakes has proven to …
Chicken Noodle Soup + Why Men Can’t Handle Sickness
Ok ladies, does it seem like the world moves just a little bit faster when you’re not feeling well? Time sure does seem to be in fast forward for me. We have had some crazy weather here in VA and I can only imagine thats one of the major reasons that we are sick. One …
Street Art D.C.
To be perfectly clear I live in a suburb OUTSIDE of D.C. Residents of D.C. take offense to you saying you live in D.C. when you actually don’t. In defense of the suburbs nobody really know any of them by name so it’s just easier to say “Washington, D.C.” or “DMV”. Either way I hardly …
A Woman that has cut her hair…
Is about to change her life… I think the only truer words are in red in the Bible. It’s something about cutting your hair that makes you feel like you have a new beginning. Like it’s ok to start over. So here I am starting over. My last post was about Maternal depression and how …
Prenatal & Postpartum Depression… and everything in between.
All I could think about when I was younger was how I couldn’t wait to be grown. Now look at me… wishing to be young again. Growing up ain’t all it cracked up to be. I would like to know where I can return this adult and get my younger self back? Most days I …
Why is being a mom so hard?… and coffee cake.
“You shouldn’t hold him so much” said the nail tech as she started my pedicure. The one I had hesitated getting because I had the baby with me and I knew I wouldn’t be able to really relax. If you saw my feet you would know this was a matter of life or death . …
Road Trips and a stiff drink.
Road trips and infants do not go together… No really! They don’t! I’m not sure at what point I thought it would be simple traveling with an infant (can I still call him that? he’s 6ft tall) but it is not. We live in Northern Virginia and decided to travel to Panama City, Florida for …
My Pre-Teen Prayer
Heavenly Father,
I call on you right now in a special way. It is through your power that Kristian was created and it will be through your power that she stays alive…
Cause I’m about to choke her.
No Lord really, thumbs to the back of her throat type choke. She is really testing me and I just can’t stand by and let it keep happening. I’m new to the area and I’m not sure how people here feel about a swift karate chop in the thoke. You said children are a gift and right now I’m really looking for the receipt. She gotta go back to where she came from, Its close to black friday and I probably could get a good even exchange for an upgraded model. Give me back my sweet baby before she turned into this “I know everything about everything”
Truth is…
Physically, mentally, emotionally, and any other -ally you can think of. Being pregnant and dealing with a hormonal pre-teen isn’t the ministry that I signed up for Lord. I’m ready for the choir or even the usher board but nah… not this. Only one person in this house is going to have an attitude and its the person carrying a whole ‘nother person inside them.
Tame her tongue Lord or Imma have to lay these holy hands on her. Quicken my feet Jehovah and give me the strength of 1,000 men to not spare the rod cause this child is getting spoiled.
Give me the patience Lord to train her up in the way that a child should go cause right now she is obviously lost and this belt is about to GPS her back on track.
You entrusted me with her and I know you don’t make any mistakes so right now I need all the help I can get. I need the armor and the angels, the grace and the mercy, favor and refuge to get through this stage. If this experience is designed to get me closer to you then you about to be sick of me. I’m dragging the hem of your garment Lord asking for your help. I know you hear me my humble cries. Amen
A tired mom of a pre-teen.
