Most years Easter rolled around and I couldn't help but quietly lament about the lack of pastel colored peanut M&Ms and Hershey's kisses available to me. I'm a sucker for holiday treats and Australia doesn't have the options I had become accustomed to growing up in Oregon. Holidays overseas ... View Post
Motherhood: A Drink Offering
I often refer to this season as The Fire That Is Motherhood. You’ve felt the heat, haven’t you? Been singed a bit by the flames? Had a few selfish ways burned to dust? This Jesus we’re following along a Lenten path can identify with flames and scourges and pain infinitely greater. He endured the ... View Post
How I Fought to Breastfeed my Baby with a Dairy/Soy Allergy
When I had my second baby boy, Kellen, I felt like the three years of parenting I had under my belt had prepared me for being a mom again. I said a lot of “this time I will …” to myself. I knew what I wanted to do differently and I set out from day one with that plan. I am a working mom who had ... View Post
How To Live An Inspired Life
I found myself with thirty free minutes this afternoon . . . thirty minutes to myself because my toddler fell asleep watching a movie on the couch. We don’t bother with nap time anymore, so sleep-filled afternoons are a rarity. Snuggled next to him I didn’t realize he had dozed off until I heard his ... View Post
Top 10 Nutritional Tips for Pregnancy
During my OB/GYN residency training, a friend once asked me how much I was learning about nutrition in pregnancy. I remember laughing at this, replying that my main concern was to keep my patients off crack. That was a sadly accurate, if snarky, response. In residency I took care of the sickest of ... View Post
How To Fall Back In Love With Your Child
Last fall was pretty rocky on the mom front. I’m not gonna lie, I wanted to run far, far away. Thus the impetus for this crazy little post, a hypothetical two weeks notice. Since then, I’ve been earnestly searching for deeper mother-heart fullness and a true love for my children. And I’m beginning ... View Post
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