Nov 20, 2015 | Motherhood, Travel, Uncategorized
One of my favorite teachers in high school had a sign in her room with the famous Mark Twain quote: “Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness.” That has always stuck with me over the years, purely because I think it is so...
Sep 25, 2015 | Cora Marie, Events, Issa Brooke, Maternity, San Antonio
Before I had kids, there were a lot of things I thought I would do. I thought I would feed them only organic meals made from scratch. I thought I would have educational crafts planned for them on a near daily basis. I thought I would have them sleeping through the...
Sep 21, 2015 | Beauty, Issa Brooke, Motherhood, Thoughts on Life
Raising girls so far has been this incredible experience that has taught me more about myself than I ever dreamed was possible. I don’t mean that to sound selfish, if anything I am grateful to my daughters for forcing me to ask tough questions about my own...
Aug 17, 2015 | Cora Marie, Events, Family, Health & Fitness, Issa Brooke, Motherhood, San Antonio
A very long time ago, in a rural town in Indiana, I was on the swim team. Backstroke was my specialty, and our year-end tournament was rapidly approaching. I was the favorite to win the race (obviously only in my own head), and I had been anticipating this day for...
May 6, 2015 | Cora Marie, Family, Issa Brooke, Motherhood
The other day I was talking to a friend on the phone and she asked me how we’re adjusting to being a family of four. It’s funny, I replied, it feels like Issa’s always been here, like I can’t imagine our family without her already. I sort of...
