Day one.

Anyone else ever feel unqualified? This week, I’ve been reevaluating the coming months and considering some new ventures for myself professionally. But with each and every avenue I consider, my fear wants to disqualify me from the race before I never even start. “I have no experience with that.” “I’ve been out of the game

I see his color.

I see his color. He sees his color. He also sees mine. Every summer, my boy’s skin turns a very deep, beautiful shade of bronze in the Texas sun. No matter where we go, people comment on it because it is that jaw-dropping. He loves his “brownie” skin, as he calls it, and he knows

I Think I Want to Adopt…Now What?!

So, let’s get real for a second. I know one thing to be true…you’re only really here for the baby.  It’s fine. I understand. He’s squishy and funny and perfectly adorable and you really don’t care about little old me. It’s okay. I’ve made my peace with it. Give the people what they want, right? 

Brooks at 2 1/2

This morning, we had Brooks’s 2 1/2 year check-up, and it dawned on me that this was probably a good time to blog a few things about him at this age that I want to remember. So, for no other reason that my own memory preservation, here are ten things about this incredible little boy

Why You Need Margin, Mama

I was recently reading a poll of sorts in a Facebook group that asked the ladies there how often they have time away from their kids. And by that, she didn’t mean the hour after they’ve gone to bed where you sprawl out on the couch with Netflix or Instagram. (Although all the praise hands

NEDA Week: Body Image & Young Children

It’s National Eating Disorders Week – a week to raise awareness and educate the public about these devastating and often fatal mental health issues. For those of you who are new to this blog space, I don’t talk about it often, but I fought like hell for five years with an eating disorder that eventually

Fearless Surrender

Surrender. Let go. Be open. These are words that I’ve been grappling with in my heart the last few weeks. Words that I know all too well can make or break the big decisions in my life.  If you’ve been around this little space very long, you know I’m a self-professed control freak. I’ve made

A Sorta Post-Adoption Update

So, I really had no intention at all of writing many post-adoption posts after our first year home with Brooks, but everyone who knows our family in real life has been commenting lately on just how much he’s changed and grown over the last few months that I just feel like this is a little

On New Year’s Day…

January 1.  I love a fresh start, don’t you? I love opening up a fresh planner, turning to a new month, and dreaming of the possibilities. I also love the thought of improving on the month or year past and setting goals for myself, personally and professionally, as we move into a new chapter. So,

We Needed Him

This week, we celebrated one year as a family of five. On November 14, 2016, Brooks joined our family in China, and we will never be the same. All week I’ve wanted to think of something I could post to share with you how much he means to us, but I think the guest post