You have permission to PLAY!
Yesterday in yoga it was such a gift to find some play-time on our mats. Thank you for your presence and energy – it was a bright way to start the week and I hope it was for you too! […]
Motherhood
How are you?
I’m always quick to answer this question from autopilot saying, “Good, you?” before I even pause to process and consider it. And on days when I’m really out of touch with myself, I undoubtedly answer, “I’m busy, but good!” Somewhere […]
The hidden power of gratitude
We carved pumpkins this weekend and that means we are officially gearing up for the fall/winter holidays! My daughter, at four, is very concerned with keeping them all in order. On the daily I hear, “so Mommy….first is my birthday, […]
Our need for acceptance
In these uncertain times, a peculiar thing has begun to happen to me. It’s not a new sensation, but something that seems to rise up in me when things don’t feel stabile. I’ve definitely encountered it in other uncertain times […]
Daughter, I want to be more like you
When you come downstairs, dressed for the day, all I can do is smile and think, “I want to be more like you.” Plaid tights, sparkly tutu, flower shirt and wild, crazy hair. You are beautiful, untamed, open-hearted and totally […]
We could all use some mothering right now
This Sunday is Mother’s Day and it caught me off guard. How is it May already? Quarantine life has me living in a permanent twilight zone. Yesterday my hubby asked, “What do you want to do for Mother’s Day?” And […]
To All My Fellow Moms: Slow is Fast
I can’t get this phrase out of my head. A few weeks ago our pastor shared a tiny phrase that carried some big truth. He said, Slow is fast. If that doesn’t describe motherhood, I don’t know what does. He […]
Top 5 Things I learned in 2019
Happy 2020! As I sit down to reflect on what I’ve learned this past year, I realize that I began this blog one year ago today. My first post was about the Top 5 things I learned in 2018 and […]
10 Things I’m grateful for and don’t want to forget 10 years from now
We are back from our 10 year anniversary trip to Mexico and I’m feeling so grateful for all of it. I want to take a moment to type it out, because my personality-type is one that likes to move on […]
Better Together….don’t mom alone
It’s officially fall here, so you can expect beautiful 60-degree weather with colorful, changing leaves or 10-degree weather and snow. So. Much. Snow. That’s Colorado fall for you. As a kid, I always had to be creative with my Halloween […]
