The illustrious and wonderful blogger, podcaster, author, techie expert, wife, and mom Lisa Hendey invited me to talk about my book, Weightless: Making Peace With Your Body, over at Catholic Mom. In the interview, I share everything from information about the writing process to tips on how to raise physically, emotionally, and spiritually healthy daughters.Read the whole post >>
Kissy Wissy
4-year-old Rachel to her daddy as he watches her dance around our living room before bedtime: Please don’t smile. You can be happy, but try not to smile because it reminds me of boys and girls and kissing, and that’s disgusting. This is the same child who told me that Peter from Heidi was strongRead the whole post >>
I Smell Like Orzo
NOTE: I scheduled this post before the pre-term labor scare went down. I got my haircut last week just in the knick of time! — I recently hopped into the minivan after I’d loaded the girls in and as soon as I shut my door, Rachel said, “Mmmmm, Mommy, you smell good.” “It’s probably myRead the whole post >>
{this moment}
{this moment} – A Friday ritual. A single photo – no words – capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. If you’re inspired to do the same, visit Soulemama to leave a link to your ‘moment’ in the comments for allRead the whole post >>
Princess Ballerina Party Details
I recently wrote a letter to my 4-year-old birthday girl, and we actually had her family party a little over a week ago, but I’m just getting around to sharing party details. When I told Rae we’d be having a little family birthday shindig and that she could pick a theme for it, she immediatelyRead the whole post >>