Confessions of a Minivan Mom: Mom Anger, Guilt & Shame

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Hello blog world!! It has been waaay too long since I have written last. I have had all kinds of things to write about, yet no time to do it. Since I last wrote, we found out we are having baby #3 in August, we sold our house and bought and moved into our new one! Today, my sweet hubby finally had some off time so I was able to get my hair done (hadn’t been done since December… yikes!) and he let me have the rest of the day to myself. He asked me what time I would be home, and I told him not to put that kind of pressure on me ;)

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The Belated Train Party Post

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The Belated Train Party Post

Today I am FINALLY going to post about Emerson's birthday party. I tried to write about it a few weeks ago, but we all saw what happened then.

But today, I will stay on track... or should I say train track? :)

Trice and I got back from our 6 year anniversary trip THE NIGHT BEFORE Emerson's party. That's right. THE NIGHT BEFORE. We couldn't have pulled it off without Team Awesome: GrandMere, Aunt Lacy and Aunt Money. Thank you all SO MUCH for your help and creativity with Emerson's party! We got to throw his party at our house this year, so my little mommy heart was so excited! Here is what we did:

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One Day: A Motherhood Reflection

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One Day: A Motherhood Reflection

Well, this was supposed to be a post about Emerson's birthday party, but then my fingers started typing uncontrollably and I got all emotional. Go figure ;) I'll post about his birthday party soon!

My sweet little Emerson turned FOUR on August 16th. FOUR! Can you believe it? That means that I got pregnant with him almost 5 years ago. When I say that, that really makes me have to catch my breath for a second.

I always knew I wanted kids one day, but that one day snuck up on me when I was least expecting it.

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Sacred Motherhood

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Sacred Motherhood

I have been an emotional basket case lately! Trice has been traveling a lot, and I’ve been overwhelmed by all that goes into parenting two toddlers all on my own. And so often when I am overwhelmed, it's so easy to just go numb. BUT GOD. But God in His goodness faithfully met me right where I was last week and started pouring out fresh perspective for me. And the tears. They just. Keep. Flowing.

So much so that when Trice was home the other day, we watched this Zillow commercial about this family finding the perfect house with a tree house for their son, and I lost it. Trice could do nothing but laugh at me. But YALL. That boy’s face. That music. That scene. It was just so precious!

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