Category: Momma

• Small Gratitudes

  It’s the month of Thanksgiving. The time of year when we see grocery store aisles brimming with turkey and stuffing and Facebook feeds filling with daily reminders of gratitude. Many people partake in a lovely tradition where they record and post one thing they are thankful for each day during the month of November. I…

  Courtney

  November 3, 2017

  Be Well, Found, Home, Momma

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• Poppa, The Great

  This guy. In the past 15 months, this guy has surpassed any and all of my wildest dreams and expectations of the father he would be to our daughter. And I am a gal of high expectations. Though I knew in my heart that my husband would be a great dad, in my mind I…

  Courtney

  June 19, 2016

  Found, Momma

  father, father’s day, love, parenthood, poppa

• Dear Momma

  Dear Momma, I’m sorry; I’ve failed you this Mother’s Day. Your card is still sitting on the kitchen counter, buried under a pile of unopened mail topped by an un-done to-do list. Besides, it isn’t even an actual Mother’s Day card since Trader Joe’s only carried generic cards and I didn’t have it in me…

  Courtney

  May 8, 2016

  Found, Momma

  gratitude, love, mom, momma, mother’s day

• Teaching Kindness and Training Warriors

  As a momma-to-be, there are already so many things I worry about for this sweet child I’m carrying. Am I eating the right foods to help her grow big and strong? Am I picking the right bedding, toys, and accessories so that he’ll be safe, secure, and happy? How do I prepare for the unknown worlds…

  Courtney

  December 12, 2014

  Found, Momma

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• It’s A…

  With all the traveling and moving and settling in and exploring we’ve been doing the past few months, it’s hard to believe that just four short months from today is when our little one is expected to make his or her entrance into this world! Now that we’re over halfway there (eek!), without a doubt…

  Courtney

  November 18, 2014

  Momma

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