My first "real" job after college was working in a call center. We sat in rows of cubicles in pretty close proximity to each other. When one person in the row was sick, everyone in the row got sick. When one person had an angry caller, everyone within three rows knew about it. One of… Continue reading Seek first the kingdom.
We decided to go out to eat on Friday instead of me cooking dinner; it was just a really crazy week and we felt like getting out of the house. We ended up getting KFC for dinner because it's something that all 3 of us like and can agree on, plus it's pretty affordable. Spencer… Continue reading Weekend recap.
It's been a little while since I wrote anything. Truthfully, I've just been too tired lately. Spencer, for whatever reason, is going through yet another phase of wanting to be up for 2-3 hours in the middle of the night. I'm kind of done blaming it on teething, and I feel like he's been constantly… Continue reading Confessions of a “mom-bie.”
Lots of outdoor time this weekend. It was gorgeous out until today, back into the 90s. 🔥 We went walking at the park, played at the playground, and Spencer started trying to put sentences together (which sounded a lot like "babababadadadadamamamama BYE BYE DADDY HIYA MAMA"). Our best friends came over with their baby who… Continue reading Weekend recap.
Ever since I can remember, I've felt immense pressure to seem like I have it all together. Negative emotions were not well-received in my home growing up... we didn't have "pity parties" or show our weaknesses. I wasn't allowed to fail and when I did inevitably fail, I felt that I needed to hide it… Continue reading I’m inadequate, and that’s completely ok.
There's beauty (and difficulty) in each phase of life. What if we could learn to just appreciate that instead of wishing we were already in the next phase? Especially regarding the baby/toddler phase - it seems like so many parents talk about that phase like it's something to be survived or endured, rather than cherished… Continue reading Don’t wish this away.
I love the way Spencer looks forward to seeing his daddy when he wakes up. (Usually I fall asleep in Spencer's room at some point in the night so he always wakes up with me.) As soon as his feet hit the floor, he runs to our bedroom yelling Daddy. After Jordan takes his shower… Continue reading Husband appreciation ❤️
I was walking to my car after church last Sunday and suddenly thought.. "I don't want to raise Spencer to be a Christian. I want to raise him to follow Jesus." I'm sure to some people, these are one and the same. They should be, and sometimes they are. Full disclosure: many times I struggle… Continue reading “Train up a child..”
Most days, it seems like I do the same things over and over. And it almost feels pointless to do these things, because no one really notices. No one is applauding my work or promoting me... I'm not receiving any awards. Of course, I'm referring to the work that I do at my primary job,… Continue reading Same stuff, different day.
Kristen Stewart, Writer 