Breastfeeding on the beach - not as easy as it looks.
There are so many dualities and truths that come with being a human. Marriage = the greatest and most fulfilling relationship; the hardest work you'll ever do. Eating kale = honestly just really not that great unless there's cheese on it; good for your health (allegedly).
Breastfeeding is one of those things.
Read moreI had this whole post written up for today. It was soOoOoO long, went into such detail about this last year...but this morning when I woke up, all I could think about was the moment I walked down the aisle. It's a moment that gives me goosebumps every time to remember. I've probably watched this video back...well, more times than I'd like to admit...because everything about it is wonderful, both in my memory and in the way Brittany Sturdivant captured it. So I thought I'd share it with you - that, and the moment we walked back down the aisle together at the end of our ceremony, which is also very special to me BECAUSE....
Jordan is a massive Jurassic Park fan, so it worked out nicely that he was amenable to my long-held wish to recess from my wedding ceremony to the suite from Jurassic Park by John Williams. Listen hard - you'll recognize it. The fact that our (actual) genius of an organist was up for this is the icing on the cake - I daresay this was the very best rendition of this song that's ever been played. HOT TAKE!
This is only the beginning and ends of our ceremony, so if you (are my mother and) want to watch the entire thing, you can visit this link!
There are some things we all tend to downplay when people congratulate us or praise us about. But today, I'm basking in the glory of making the best possible choice four years ago. There's no one better suited for me, and I'd do it all again today.
Happy Anniversary, Jordy.
I recently learned how to make the world’s easiest, and also most delicious, key lime pie. And I wouldn’t dream of posting a recipe for one if it wasn’t as good as I'm telling you it is. How good, you might ask?
So good that my husband, who grew up on the Gulf Coast (AKA is a key lime pie snob) said it’s the best he’s ever had.
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One of the major takeaways from that movie was that there is something for each and every one of us to contribute in the way of "making goodness attractive," as Mr. Rogers put it. There's so much noise and mental pollution at any given moment, especially these days; we're walloped on a daily basis with negativity, fear, division, and dishonesty.
So, what can we do?
We can chip away at that cloudy climate little by little; one act of goodness, one person, one pure moment at a time.
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Normally I’m not a crazy conspiracy theorist, y’all.
But I feel like I’m losing my damn mind. Lock me up, people. Put me in the crazy bin. It might even be nice in there with all the other folks claiming we didn’t land on the moon.
I think Instagram is listening to me.
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Oh, that our hearts may be pricked and our prejudices challenged and our fingers worked to the bone from calling and calling and calling as we live our lives while children are being treated like someone’s wretched refuse; the heaviness and weight of their sleeping forms being rocked and cherished by no one in particular.
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