I’m convinced there is no other transition quite like the transition to become a mother. I have written myself a letter to tell myself what I wish I would have known as a brand new mama leaving the hospital a little over a year ago. Normally I do not condone reading other people’s mail, but… Continue reading Dear New Mama
“It’s hereditary,” she said. I sat with a wiggly baby girl on my lap speaking with our new pediatrician about how long it takes that wiggly girl to eat finger foods. And I had to laugh at her statement. That very morning I had noticed that while I was about to finish my last few… Continue reading Simplifying Series: Time
A capsule wardrobe. An uncluttered pantry. Easy days. This is what I imagined when God gave me the word, “simplify”, for this year. I thought getting rid of things would bring me peace and freedom. This, I could easily control and manage, and voila – I’d be living the Real Simple Magazine life. That should… Continue reading Simplifying Series: The Gospel
A friend asked me, “what are you up to?” the other day and before I could really think through my answer I said, “I’m taking care of my people right now.” It felt good and it felt right when I said it out loud. Most obviously, my people are Mr. Engineer and baby girl, but… Continue reading Simplifying Series: My Focus
I noticed it for the first time on a morning walk. I pushed the stroller, enjoying the sunshine, fresh air and my baby girl babbling, but something was different. I rubbed the skin on my index finger where it bends. It felt like a tiny piece of gravel stuck under my skin. It was slightly… Continue reading My Real Life Miracle in the Costco Parking Lot
During lent, I chose to take a vacation from social media. I love Instagram. Facebook can be useful; however I felt as though these things were taking up too much of my time and attention so I welcomed the excuse to take a break. Mr. Engineer joined me as well and committed to not using… Continue reading Simplifying Series: Social Media
I had a vision for childbirth. During my pregnancy I prayed that I would have a deep encounter with God through my labor and delivery. Little did I know that this would happen, but in a completely different way than I had imagined. I had been experiencing contractions on and off the entire weekend before little… Continue reading My Birth Story
I am unsure how to enter back into the writing world as everything feels different now. All the things I’ve ever heard about motherhood all make sense. It’s like I have new eyes for all things. At this moment, I couldn’t even begin to sum up what bringing our little one into the world was… Continue reading Quiet Time Re-Imagined
When Mr. Engineer and I moved back to Georgia after living in South Florida, we fully embraced the change of seasons since they didn’t really exist during our short and sweet time in South Florida. Even though I am a beach bum at heart and love warm weather and salt air, there was something strange… Continue reading All About Apples & Tradition
Every woman experiences pregnancy differently and I’ve found it fascinating (sometimes scary) to hear all the different perspectives. For me, my final trimester has awakened in me this strong desire to wash everything. Somehow it seems that everything our child touches should be thrown in the washer first. I find an enormous amount of… Continue reading The Last Wild Weeks: Pregnancy
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