Have you ever felt like you’re too much? Too much to handle; too emotional; too complicated for the common person to understand? Too crazy and outgoing? Too funny and silly? Too unattractive? Too weak? Too shy? Too logical? Too trusting? I have been there and have felt it on both sides. I have insensitively labeled…
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Becoming a Woman Who Doesn’t Quit
“Never give up on something that you can’t go a day without thinking about”——When I read this quote by Winston Churchill, I could almost see the pieces falling into place. I could see past mistakes, failures, and the urge to give up crash over me like a ton of bricks—painful and completely unexpected. How many…
Read MoreThrowing in the Towel
Mothers…grandmothers…anyone who is sharing a space with a toddler child…have you ever had a moment when you just wanted to throw in the towel? The stress of the day, the pile of things to do, and everything seeming to go wrong, and than the one little thing that finally breaks the straw? That one thing…
Read MoreThis One’s For the Moms
Let me tell you (though all you mothers out there know), being a mama is not a walk in the park. Through all the moments of having to change diapers (while my son is trying to help down there with his ever-curious little hands), picking up miscellaneous cheerio’s and crunchy snacks out of the carpet…
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