Challenges
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surgery, sacrifice, & balance
There are many days in my world where I feel like I’m living two lives. One where I’m in the OR, gowned and gloved, suction in one hand and a hemostat in the other. And another, where I’m wiping sticky… Continue reading
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identity, anxiety, & imperfection
I’m not going to sit here and sugarcoat it: motherhood is the most beautiful kind of struggle I’ve ever experienced. There are moments when I stare at my boys and feel a love so fierce it’s a physical ache. Then… Continue reading
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presence, honesty, & effort
There are days in motherhood when I feel like I’ve fallen short. Maybe I lost my patience. I forgot an appointment. I let the laundry pile up and used too much screen time. The guilt creeps in quietly, whispering that… Continue reading
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a change of heart
Before I had boys, I imagined motherhood as quiet lullabies and storybooks, quiet moments curled up on the couch, cocoa in hand. And while we do have those moments, motherhood, especially out here in southeast Alaska, has turned out to… Continue reading
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a very alaskan motherhood
As a mother, I want my babies to know that not every kid gets to skip rocks into glacier-fed waters or call bald eagles, humpbacks, and bears ‘normal!’ Raising them in Alaska means teaching them to love the land and… Continue reading
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