I remember the first time Google Friend connect showed a staggering 100 Followers on my blogspot blog. I watched that counter daily, willing the numbers to climb. Each new reader gave me a little high and encouraged me to keep writing. One reader in particular starting following … [Read more...]
What Your Selfie Says About You
The selfie often gets a bad rap. The selfie, some say, is a beacon of our current self-absorbed, look-at-me culture. We should roll our eyes at those up close snapshots of best sides, silly faces, and new dos crying out for praise. I think there's another side of the selfie to … [Read more...]
20 Ways to Support a Mom Postpartum
I've been humbled by the generosity of my neighbors, friends, and religious community during the past 3 weeks. My family lives across the country from our home state while my husband attends law school. When I gave birth to our 4th baby through a surprise c-section on October … [Read more...]
10 Years
We had the day off on Monday and Grandma kindly volunteered to babysit, so we celebrated our 10 year anniversary a few days early. I racked my brain for something exciting and anniversary-like to do. In reality, we mainly just wanted to enjoy each other's company and … [Read more...]
The Birthing Olympics
I met a woman at the park here in England and we chatted while our kids played. She pushed a sleeping baby in a stroller, so talk naturally turned to babies. "He is adorable! How old is he?" "9 months. He was premature, so he's growing well!" "Really? That's … [Read more...]
