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The Last Snow Hurrah

Let It Snow

Okay, before all you Northerners rain (or snow or sleet) on our parade, I know this light dusting is nothing to blog about for you. But to a bunch of Georgia Peaches, this is cause for great celebration, hot cocoa, and a slew of digital photos. Perhaps Madeline put it best when she said, “ItRead the whole post >>

Fat Tuesday

The feast before the fast… Okay, so we went a little overboard, but boy were those big, old sundaes delicious!

Word to the Wise: On Waiting

32 weeks and counting… “Life is always a rich and steady time when you are waiting for something to happen or to hatch.” E.B. White in Charlotte’s Web. Photo Credit: Madeline

Muddy Buddies

We may be living in the Estroden around here where X chromosomes rule, but we’re no sissies. Muddy puddle-jumping beats playing princess any day.

I’m a wife, mom of five kids, writer, speaker, storyteller, bibliophile, runner, eating disorder survivor, and perfectionist in recovery. I'm the author of Getting Past Perfect: Finding Joy & Grace in the Messiness of Motherhood and Weightless: Making Peace With Your Body.

I’ve tried a lot of things in my life – anorexia, bulimia, law school, teaching aerobics, extended breastfeeding, vegetarianism, trying to be perfect and failing miserably at it – and through it all I’ve been writing. And learning to embrace the messiness of life instead of covering it up, making excuses for it, or being ashamed of my brokenness or my home’s sticky counters.

Nowadays I’m striving every single, imperfect day to strike a balance between keeping it real and keeping it joyful.