Motherhood

  • An Esther Era

    “Because I don’t know who I’m supposed to write for, where I’m supposed to share it, or what I’m even supposed to be writing about half the time. I just know I’m supposed to write, and that knowing sits on… Continue reading

    An Esther Era
  • Shame to Peace

    “And yes—there was shame. Not because I had done something wrong, but because society teaches women to internalize endings as personal failures.” Continue reading

    Shame to Peace
  • Too Much Quiet

    “I reminded myself that this ache is really just love with nowhere to go in that moment. That in a few days it will sound different. That the voices, the mess, the warmth will all come back.” Continue reading

    Too Much Quiet
  • Grateful for His Year, Grateful for Him

    “There is a unique ache in co-parenting that shows itself most clearly on birthdays—the day that should feel simple and celebratory, the day that marks your becoming a mother, and yet it seems tangled in logistics” Continue reading

    Grateful for His Year, Grateful for Him