Losing Your Identity in Motherhood

Before we had kids I was a wife, a teacher, and me.  I knew who I was, where I was, and where I was headed.  I also knew that one day, we wanted to grow our family.  When you bring kids into the picture things change within you.  Maybe you don\’t notice it right away,Continue reading “Losing Your Identity in Motherhood”

Combining the Love of the North Shore With a Rock Collection

My kids love rocks. Rocks to climb on, rocks to hold, rocks to load, rocks to save, rocks to try to skip across the water.  Any size, color, shape.  It doesn\’t matter, they love rocks and our collection in the house keeps growing. My oldest has random rocks he has collected on a shelf inContinue reading “Combining the Love of the North Shore With a Rock Collection”

Seasons Change, I Changed, & Reminders From a 5 Year Old

So as February began to come to close I started realizing some things. My attitude and mood most days was landing me promptly on my butt in the land of bitter and sour.  When my wake up started out there, it was hard to climb out of that.  Most days I was hovering near thatContinue reading “Seasons Change, I Changed, & Reminders From a 5 Year Old”

A Change, A Catalyst, A Step Forward

  7 years ago I found myself at a spot that I never thought I would be.  We wanted to start a family.  I found out just before Christmas 2010 that I was pregnant.  At the end of January we lost our daughter, 17 weeks into the pregnancy.  No sooner had we found out andContinue reading “A Change, A Catalyst, A Step Forward”