A journey of life, loss & all the beautiful things in between.
Confession: This parenting thing is going to eat me alive. These last few weeks Norah has been telling me some of her friends in school have light up shoes and she thinks they’re “so cool”. Today, we were out with her grandma and Norah noticed some on the shelves at Target. Bright pink, her favorite…
I’ve decided it’s time to share my truth. In reality, no one has to read this post. I just have to own it. And my way of owning who I am has always been to share it. Last night, I released my mission statement for Abby Newton Yoga. Something inside me felt so clear about…
I haven’t written in a while. In fact, it’s been almost two years. But every year I pay to own the rights to thinkingofsam.com Even if no other words were to be written here, it’s my place for him. Which is why I’m here now. I’m pregnant again. Fourth time. And only those closest to…
I was just cleaning up my second round of dishes for today and wondering if every stay at home mom lives in a constant state of laundry and dishes like I do. They must. There’s no way around it. Yesterday a friend posted on her Facebook page and asked if money weren’t an object what…
So much is on my heart, so it's back to the writing board I come. I've been feeling anxious this week. Apparently Mercury is in retrograde and I'm not the only one. Why am I anxious in this moment? How do I acknowledge these feelings with full understanding that they're fleeting? That this too,…
Back to the writing board I come. I've had a lot on my mind lately and this seemed like the appropriate place to try and organize my thoughts. Life is so good right now. So good. So good that I can't remember the last time it felt this whole. That's quite a different perspective than…
It's late. Well, okay. It's 8:52 pm. It's late to me. A new-ish Mom. A Mom to a six month old who, fingers crossed, has just fallen asleep for the night. I washed my sheets today. For me, that's a big deal. I love clean sheets. And I'm the wife who doesn't do it nearly…
I'm just feeling it tonight. The heaviness of your absence. I'm wearing it on my chest where your sister lays her head. The six pound, one ounce hole of your life. She's so fun, Sam. So fun. And beautiful. Every day I thank God for both of you. For the time I've been allowed to…
"We are all born whole.. we’re trinities, just like God. We’re body, mind and spirit. And the healthiest of us live out lives of the body (physical lives), lives of the mind (intellectual lives) and lives of the soul (spiritual lives). But what happened to me so young is that our culture gave me so…
Thinking of Sam 