“It is no bad thing celebrating a simple life” -JRR Tolkien My word for 2020 is simplicity. I want to downsize our material possessions, living only with what I “know to be useful or believe to be beautiful”. I want to clear out my inbox and take social media off my phone. I want to … More Simplicity – It’s Not What I Thought
It’s five in the morning and still dark when I hear a small squeak come out of the tiny form laying next to me. The squeak turns into a whine and before that turns into a wail, I use every last ounce of energy I possess to sit up, pull my sleepy infant close to … More Reflections on Second-Time Motherhood
I gave birth to our second daughter last week and I am so happy with how the labor and delivery went this time around! Prior to our oldest daughter’s birth, Keith and I took a class on Husband-Coached Childbirth AKA The Bradley Method of Natural Childbirth. We knew we wanted to welcome our baby into … More A Natural Birth Story
