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Dear Firstborn, I’m learning too…

Dear Firstborn, On a night twelve years ago today, you became, and I became too. All of my births were magic (after they were hell and fire), but your birth was the one where I was born. We were both...

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Dear Kids, I hate that I miss it…

Dear Kids, Tonight, I cried. I cried because you’re getting so old so quickly. I cried because I’m not always good at being present and I’m afraid these magical moments are passing me by without me...

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Friendship is the most important self-care you can invest in.

Friendship is the most important form of self care you can invest in. More than a shopping trip. More than having someone come clean your house once a week. More than a massage. More than therapy. Even...

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Hot Messes Wanted (The secret to finding your friend tribe)

In order to make friends: You don’t need to have clean closets. You don’t need to eat all organic. You don’t need to lose 10 pounds or any amount of weight at all. You don’t need to be an expert at...

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Why I Love a Simple Summer

I love a simple summer. Don’t get me wrong, I also LOVE trips. I love adventure and the excitement of planning something epic makes me giddy. (I also admit that sometimes the planning is more fun than...

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Made for Connection: How to find friends that are like family.

Dear Friend, We weren’t meant to live life isolated, alone, and without community. I don’t care who you are, what you do, or what your personality is; you were made for connection and belonging. “We...

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The Town That Taught Me Community

I spent some of my elementary years in a tiny mountain town. Everything was off the grid and our public school, homes, and grocery store ran on generators. We called our teachers by there first names...

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Be the Friend You Want to Have

Friendship that is like family doesn’t happen overnight. Jennifer Garner posted a quote the other day that said, “The day you plant the seed is not the day you eat the fruit.” Friendship is just like...

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You don’t know how much I love you.

I wake them up in the morning and they stumble out of bed with puffy eyes and groans. We argue about where the shoes are and who had the brush last. They grumble about breakfast and how they don’t feel...

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I didn’t want you to grow up

From the first time your eyes opened and I smelled your newborn skin, I didn’t want you to grow up. I wanted to sleep; I wanted my nipples to stop cracking and bleeding; I wanted to come out of the...

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God: How do you think you’re doing as a Mom?

God: How do you think you’re doing as a mom? Mom: Well I don’t play with my kids as much as I should. I get grumpy. Yesterday they ate pizza for the second time this week. I don’t really like cooking...

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Confessions of Someone with Holiday Anxiety

Does anyone else get “holiday” anxiety? (This includes holidays, family days, birthdays, and anytime there is an expectation that the day is going to be important). I don’t always get it, but when I...

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To the moms with anxiety: I see you.

To the moms with anxiety right now: I see you. Hang in there my friend. I know you feel like you should be strong, but it’s okay if you’re not. Deep breaths Mama, you’re not alone. This anxiety will...

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Dear Kids, When I’m not myself…

Dear Kids, I haven’t been myself this week. I’ve been more uptight and snappy than I should be. I asked you to be quieter when you were just laughing and having a good time. I sent you to the other...

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I want to be a come-as-you-are friend.

I want to be a come-as-you-are-friend. I want my friends to come as they are when we’re together. Rough day? Haven’t showered in a week? Going through something hard? Not feeling yourself? Perfect....

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We can’t be lazy friends.

Can I be blunt? We’ve gotten really lazy with friendship. We’ve put friendship right at the bottom of our laundry pile along with the pants we haven’t seen since December. We’re almost always too busy,...

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They Call You Daddy

They call you Daddy. You are their wrestle partner, their safe place, their protector, their adventure guide, and their identity giver. You are their chore teacher, their constant encourager, their “I...

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If ever there was a time to stop pretending…it’s now.

If ever there was a time to stop pretending, it’s now. I mean we’re all growing eyebrows like Johnny Rose anyway, might as well let everything else hang out too. Bring on the love handles, the grey...

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Dear Kids, Please slow down

Dear Kids, Please slow down… I looked at you in the kitchen this morning and I caught my breath. You’re growing up. I’m not sure when it happened. Just yesterday I was rocking you in my arms and...

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The Answers to 10 Common Questions About Racism

As a black woman influencer in America, my inbox has been flooded with questions about racism in the last weeks. My heart is heavy from current events, but the people waking up, asking questions, and...

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