Lauren Flake - Grief & Texas
I have struggled with loving myself for as long as I can remember. As a teenager, I longed to be taller and curvier, prettier and more athletic. When I finally hit a growth spurt towards the end of high school, I gained male attention and, in turn, a small boost in self confidence. In college, I had more than enough […]
Often, on New Year’s Eve, I publish a post filled with photos and happenings from the past year. (Here are the posts from 2012 and 2013.) A look back at last year I’ve been putting off the 2014 post because it is difficult to write. Earlier today, I re-read the Bible verse for the 2014-2015 Mothers of Preschoolers (MOPS) […]
I’ve been having trouble writing lately, trouble finding my voice and trouble finding time to write in this season of motherhood. I feel myself being pulled in too many directions and struggling with self doubt as a stay at home mom. I always hesitate when someone asks me what I “do”. Well, I take care […]
Celebrating A Year of Blessings As “Mommy” to a toddler and a newborn at the present moment, I celebrate small but wonderful blessings like a few consecutive hours of sleep, a hot shower, wearing clean clothes and eating a meal without a child in my lap on a daily basis. This New Year’s Eve, however, […]
Dear Mom, If life had gone the way I’d planned, I wouldn’t know much about Alzheimer’s disease. I would probably be organizing a party for your 60th birthday at Pappadeaux or Chuy’s instead of selling shirts and bracelets to raise funds for the Alzheimer’s Association in your memory. I would probably be naive and foolish, […]