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on April 7, 2017 · Leave a Comment

5 Tips to Beat the Winter Blues

  We are at the final stretch of these winter days. The first day of spring has come and gone, yet the weather hasn’t switched to spring just yet. We go between the beautiful spring teasing days, to the freezing cold what happened to my sunshine days? I don’t know about you, but it’s about … [Read more...] about 5 Tips to Beat the Winter Blues

Filed Under: Anxiety, Motherhood Tagged With: Motherhood, Stay at Home Mom, Winter Blues

Having a C-Section taught me so much about birth and what it really is.

on April 6, 2017 · Leave a Comment

What Having a C-Section Has Taught Me

  I had one thing I was holding onto as I walked into the hospital to be induced with my first child, I wasn’t going to plan for anything because I knew I would get disappointed if it didn’t go my way. I just wanted to trust my nurses, my doctors, my support, my body. If I thought too … [Read more...] about What Having a C-Section Has Taught Me

Filed Under: C-Section, Pregnancy Tagged With: Birth, C-Section, Labor, pregnancy

Including your toddler in the process of having a new baby is a great way to get everyone excited! Big sibling gifts for baby are a great way to include them!

on April 5, 2017 · Leave a Comment

Baby to Big Sibling: Gifts for Baby

This post was sponsored by ELFIN MEDIA LLC and created in collaboration with Finn + Emma®. All opinions are honest and my own. This post contains affiliate links.  Whenever the time came to start the final preparations for Elyse's arrival, one of the things I didn't want to forget was a gift for … [Read more...] about Baby to Big Sibling: Gifts for Baby

Filed Under: Parenting, Pregnancy Tagged With: Baby Gifts, Baby to Big Sibling, Big Brother Gift, Big Sibling, Big Sibling Gifts, Big Sister Gift, Finn and Emma, New Baby, Parenting, Sibling Gifts, Third Pregnancy

on April 4, 2017 · Leave a Comment

Pregnancy Update {30 Weeks}

I cannot express my happiness to realize that we have hit the big 30 weeks. It's just something about hitting 30 that makes you feel like you are almost to the finish line. I am officially in the single digits counting down...9 weeks to go! I like the way that sounds! This has been the first … [Read more...] about Pregnancy Update {30 Weeks}

Filed Under: Family, Ferg Littles, Jude, Pregnancy Tagged With: Baby Three, Bumpdate, pregnancy, Third Pregnancy

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You deserve to exist, with the same grace and love You deserve to exist, with the same grace and love that you so freely give to your family. It’s not just about holding space for them; it’s about holding space for you, too.

You don’t have to shrink yourself to make room for others.

You deserve to take up space too.
Sometimes, the habits that helped us survive becom Sometimes, the habits that helped us survive become the hardest to unlearn. Those patterns once kept you safe, but now you’re learning they don’t need to anymore. 

Give yourself grace—you’re unlearning survival. Healing takes time, and with each layer you peel back, you’re discovering the person you’ve always been beneath the survival.

And if you’re anything like me, you’ll really learn to love her. ❤️
✨ NEW SEASON ✨ I’m not a big fan of change. ✨ NEW SEASON ✨

I’m not a big fan of change. My nervous system gets all panicky and tends to over research every possibility that could take place. It likes to tell me safety is in the details. 

But I know that’s not true.

This year has been a big year of growth for me in this department. Trauma told me control was my safety, but the truth was all I ever had was a false sense of control. 

This year has offered plenty of opportunities for me to say, “Okay God, you have my yes, wherever that leads.”

No over research. No over analyzing. No predicting every possibility. No trying to control the outcome.

Just a heart that says, “Yes.” 

Even when I don’t understand. Even when I’m nervous how it will turn out. Even when it feels like right now isn’t bad. Even when my heart’s confused. 

Even when….

God has been asking us both a lot lately, “Do I have your yes, no matter what that looks like?” Friday was the end of a season for Chad working at the Appliance Guys, and today starts a new season of a new company. It was NOT an easy decision, and it came with a lot of tears (mainly from me - are you surprised?). His boss, where he’s been for the last almost six years, has been an incredible support for our family as we walked through some of the hardest seasons of our family. They will always hold a special place in our heart.

But God said “it’s time” and my faith-filled husband said “Yes.” I have to admit, I don’t envy how hard this decision was for him. It affects us both, yes. But he had to walk it out. And I’m so grateful for His leadership and faith to Jesus to step into the next season when there are so many unknowns.

Sometimes, all God wants to know is does He have our “YES” no matter what that means. No matter what that changes. 

May I live my life in a way that has an open heart to hear from God and a willingness to say “YES” even when….

(PS he was so thrilled I made him take this photo. 😂 But I know this season will be one we forever ever want to remember, because God always shows His faithfulness).
I wonder if they would have chosen life for her. I wonder if they would have chosen life for her.

I wonder if they would have seen what was growing inside of her, and the fight that was about to come on the other side, if they would have said her life was worth saving.

I wonder if they would have discounted her before she had a chance. 

I wonder if they would have made a prediction about her quality of life and deemed her not worth the cost.

I wonder if they would have saw the life saving measures she would need and decided that it was worse to let her live.

I wonder if they would have saw everything that could go wrong, the bleak prognosis, and compared her to statistics. 

I wonder if they would have made a choice to encourage a decision that robbed us all of the miracle we see today.

Whether 48 hours or 4 years - her life has changed mine for the better. It’s heartbreaking to think someone may have once told me she wasn’t worth it.

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