photo courtesy of: @mrs.jordonbailey “But what does she DO all day? Her life must feel like a perpetual vacation!” “Yeah. Must be nice, right?” We were digging chips into bowls of fresh salsa, guac, and jalapeno queso, equally bewildered as to why our mutual friend, an able-bodied woman in her mid-twenties, would voluntarily disrupt a […]

Ever since Amanda was a little girl, she had a dream. She loved to sing, and hoped that she could someday combine her passion for singing with her love for her favorite team, the Green Bay Packers. It seemed like a long shot, but Amanda was determined to find a way.  Amanda started her music […]

photo by: @bloomlightphotography When my first son was born, I had a lot of self-doubt. Being a parent was completely new for me, and I felt constant pressure to be a perfect mother. I often questioned whether I was making the “right” decisions. Since my husband and I weren’t living close to any of our […]

Six weeks ago, I gave birth to my third baby. And since I have done it three times now, I can personally verify that everything you hear about each child being a gift is true. Every child, and every birth experience, is a breathtaking miracle. But after each of my pregnancies, the days after giving […]

When I moved to Sydney, Australia for work, I had a four-year visa. I originally thought I would stay for two years. I wanted the experience of living abroad since I had never studied abroad in college, and planned to move back home—but surprise! Here I am, 7 years later. I married an Australian two […]

“You’re having twins.” Nothing quite prepares you for those words.

I remember lying on the exam table, staring blankly at the screen. My mind was racing. How on earth could I have twins? We already had three kids under five—how could I handle two newborns on top of the chaos I already was living in?