Motherhood & Healing
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What Nobody Tells You About Having Four Kids
Before I had four kids, people would say “You’re going to have your hands full!” as if I didn’t already know that. But here’s what nobody actually told me about having four kids - the real, raw, beautiful, and messy truth you don’t see on Instagram. You’re not cooking one meal - you’re running a restaurant. My oldest and baby eat everything. My third born only wants meat. My second born? Vegetables and bread only. Nobody warns you that feeding four kids means navigating four completely different relationships with food. Homeschooling means four different approaches to learning. My oldest wants to do everything and is writing her own book. My…
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Supporting Your Husband’s Dreams: When Love Means Holding Space for His Vision
I’m anxious but excited at the same time - and honestly, that might be the perfect description of what it feels like to truly support your husband’s dreams. There’s something beautiful and terrifying about watching the person you love chase something bigger than what currently exists. About believing in a vision that hasn’t fully materialized yet. About choosing to say “yes” to his dreams even when you can’t see exactly how it’s all going to work out. But I love seeing the sparkle in his eyes as things are coming together. There’s a difference in a man when he’s walking toward his purpose versus just going through the motions of…