parenting
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The Rough Edges of Motherhood
“Mama! I hold you!” My 2-year-old’s squirmy body collides into mine. He’s my wild child. Rough and tough. Abrasive at times. All mess and climbing and destruction and just 100% pure BOY. He sleeps with firetrucks, airplanes, and his toy rifle. He head butts me and I sigh deeply. “MAMA! I hold YOU!” I hold Continue reading
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We Walk On
I have an announcement to make: everybody feels like they are faking it. We are all just along for the ride, and really have no clue what we are doing or where we are going. Even moments of confidence and accomplishment feel so short-lived. Life comes at you the older you get, and parenthood adds Continue reading
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His Strength Is Mine
It’s funny how life comes back around in cycles. I often find myself in the same place, learning the same lessons over again which I thought I had conquered years ago. I guess your own history repeats itself. Nothing really changes, but everything does. The universe is more circular than we realize. And our inner selves Continue reading
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Where’s Jesus?
Every night, I pray with Aurelia. Sometimes it feels special and even sacred. Mostly it feels like routine, and occasionally just meaningless words. Lately, she’s been talking and communicating and understanding more than I could have imagines for someone who is not even 2 yet. The past week or so, when we pray she asks Continue reading
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Parenting Through Fear
I used to be fearless. Well, maybe not completely fearless, worries and doubts still plagued me, but overall my philosophy on life was: You can’t let your fear paralyze you. You have to move forward and choose your own adventure. And so I did. Throughout my early to mid-twenties I threw aside normal ideas of Continue reading
Brooke Gale LouvieR 