To my precious blog readers! Wow. I cannot believe it’s been almost a year since I blogged. I’ve been healing, learning, surviving and—GASP—growing the third baby I hoped so deeply that God would bring to me in the wake of my second miscarriage. Reading my last post below brings me back to old tears and springs new ones, as I see in written ink that He is so faithful. Reese Victoria Mack, our third baby girl, came to ... View Post
I’m 32: From Me to You
Today is my birthday! I love getting older. I have absolutely zero qualms about pressing further into this decade. As my friend Jordyn said to me on my thirtieth birthday, and I haven’t forgotten: “I think a confident woman in her thirties is a thing to behold.” In that spirit, I would love to share with you these 32 things I know without doubt today, which I certainly didn’t know at 22, or even 29, at least not ... View Post
Babies, Blizzards + Barf
Last month, our little family of four embarked on a magical trip to Mammoth that was full of giggles and snowflakes and cookie-baking. Ha! Of course this is only partially true. Have you traveled to the snow with small children?! We’ll call it one-third magic and two-thirds LORD-have-mercy-on-our-sweet-sweet-souls, because, well, it was hard, if not bordering on the impossible. Even with my incredible parents and ... View Post
Pink Squared: IT’S A GIRL!
Just a little more than a month ago, the time arrived at last. The time to duck into an unassuming hole-in-the-wall called Before the Stork in Costa Mesa, right next to the diviest dance bar, the dear Pierce Street Annex. Before the Stork is a small ultrasound center that prides itself in affordable, accurate gender reveals, and I always laugh that it’s right next to PSA. It feels like the ultimate in ... View Post
Chronicles of a Nauseous Preggo
I’m so beyond thrilled to be PREGNANT again! I feel indebted, overjoyed and just generally psyched. But… Something happens to me when I’m pregnant. Something I completely forgot about, which I can only attest to God’s miraculous erasing of certain memories so that women continue to procreate. ... View Post
5 Best Things about Living with Mom & Dad
Wow. What a tornado of a few weeks it has been for our little trio! We put our Irvine home on the market last week, and it already has officially SOLD! I’m so excited and grateful. All of the escrows will be closing the week of October first. Still trying to learn what that means. I think all I need to know is that I’ll be NICE and settled into our new house for Halloween, a holiday Doug and I don’t take lightly. ... View Post