Category Archives: FAMILY

•EIGHTEEN YEARS•

Stephanie & Will Arnett | 2021 Ten years ago, I could not have told you that our marriage would make it. To be honest, I cannot say that I wanted it to I hated Will. Not “I don’t like Will” – I HATED HIM My preacher’s wife suggested counseling. I rolled my eyes, huffed inContinueContinue reading “•EIGHTEEN YEARS•”

SEVENTEEN | YEARS

Stephanie & Wil Arnett | September 2003 Look closely at those smiling faces… We could have conquered the world with the love we felt that day When we arrived in New Orleans, he asked for me to open the gift he had prepared. He was so excited about it, we had not even left theContinueContinue reading “SEVENTEEN | YEARS”

The Ultimate (Realistic) Morning Routine for Working Moms

Photo Credit: Avocado Mattress The alarm jars you awake. It’s not a peaceful alarm, it’s the submarine ping from “The Hunt for Red October” (if you are anything like me, Sean Connery’s voice will read you the rest of this article). You rub your eyes, stretch as much as possible (so you don’t wake theContinueContinue reading “The Ultimate (Realistic) Morning Routine for Working Moms”

•When the Door Shuts•

I held Xan for the first time on the week of his first birthday. Confusion – Happy Tears – Baby Smell – Overwhelming LOVE ❤️ I knew that he was mine ⠀⠀⠀⠀ Two weeks after coming home, we were told his case was rejected by the court system. Panic – Tears – Anger – HeartbreakContinueContinue reading “•When the Door Shuts•”