Still, it truly amazes me how much effort is put into bringing a baby into the world, but often ignored are the changes a marriage will endure. Marriage after babies is forever changing. And there's one crucial aspect that tends to be neglected and forgotten.

Baby · Family · Guest Post · Kids · Marriage · Motherhood · Pregnancy · Toddler

7 Ways to Help Your Marriage Thrive After Baby

7 Ways to Help Your Marriage Thrive After Baby First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes a baby in the baby carriage. But what about after baby? What then? Marriage in itself already has …

fitness · Health · Motherhood · Sponsored

4 Tips to Maintain Your Workout Routine in Your Own Home

Hey mama, got kids? If so, then you probably know what it feels like to be needed just about 24/7. And with all your time spent being needed, even the littlest amount of “me-time” can …

"I must warn you, right after you have your baby, don’t look at Instagram for a while. Instagram is a lying devil. You’ll see mamas who look like they’ve just had a blowout at the salon holding their precious newborn in the hospital bed and you’ll be all “like, waaaaaat?????” You, on the other hand will look sweaty, tired, puffy, mushy, and- yes- still pregnant. After I had baby #1, I was worried that walking into Wal-Mart, people would stop to ask me how far along I was. “Uhhh, negative 2 weeks.” Then I had to tell myself, “Who gives a care.” Don’t look at them looking at you. You just worry about that gorgeous, precious baby you pooped out over there."

Baby · Family · Life · Motherhood · Pregnancy

5 Ways Becoming a Parent Has Made Me Stop Giving a Crap

1 | When you first have a baby, you look like crap I must warn you, right after you have your baby, don’t look at Instagram for a while. Instagram is a lying devil. You’ll …

And then it hit me. Why do I really need to be doing anything right now. The rest of my family is sleeping (minus one hiccuping baby) and here I am feeling like I’m being lazy if I’m not doing something. Why do I feel guilty if my feet aren’t moving or if my hands aren’t working?

Uncategorized

Stay at home moms: take a nap!

Hey mamas, So today amidst interviewing for my son’s future preschool, adding a load of laundry to the washer, feeding a baby, and getting my toddler a snack, I thought about the idea of napping. …

What’s a girl to do when she’s the only one she knows who struggles with pornography? I knew I couldn’t be the only one. But I still had no idea who to talk to or what to do. Not only that, but I found myself being terrified of being single and latched myself onto anyone who would show affection.

Dating · Life · Marriage · Relationships

How I Defeated Codependency and Pornography Addiction

How I came from a pornography addiction and co-dependence to writing a Christian marriage and relationship blog So while equality for women is kind of a huge talking point right now, the thing I’m going …