FaithFamilyHomemakingLifestyleMotherhood + KidsThoughts + FeelingsWords Letting Go of “Picture Perfect” For the past several months, maybe longer, I've been thinking about perfection. I've been watching myself. I've attempted to observe my behavior - to get…Lori BlairOctober 15, 2014
FamilyLifestyleMotherhood + Kids To My N, On His 4th Birthday I have caught myself wistfully gazing at N on and off over the past few weeks .... And, yes, occasionally with tears in my eyes.…Lori BlairOctober 8, 2014
FaithFamilyLifestyleMotherhood + Kids Amazing Grace + “My Two Cents” on Adrian Peterson "OH, this grace on which I stand, It will hold me to the end, Never failing." I've been thinking a lot about grace lately. It's…Lori BlairSeptember 24, 2014
FamilyLifestyleMotherhood + Kids Sweet as a Peach Birthday Last week, I shared my letter, To My A, on Her 1st Birthday, with you. As is my style, it was sentimental, a bit sappy, and…Lori BlairSeptember 17, 2014
FamilyLifestyleMotherhood + Kids To My A, on Her 1st Birthday My sweet girl turned 1 a few weeks ago. I don't think I've fully come to terms with it just yet. I'm just in awe of…Lori BlairSeptember 12, 2014
LifestyleMotherhood + Kids Update: Letting Go of the Sorries A few months ago I set out on a quest to free myself of all of those unnecessary "Sorries", with an article called Letting Go:…Lori BlairAugust 13, 2014
LifestyleMotherhood + Kids MIA + Time Away Yes, I've been a bit MIA. No, I haven't been writing. I haven't been brainstorming and list making. I haven't even been dreaming and scheming…Lori BlairJuly 30, 2014
FamilyLifestyleMotherhood + KidsPoetryWords Back to free. Back to simple. Back to childhood. This long, lazy, 4th of July weekend was simple perfection. It was sweet and carefree and so good for my soul. We kept it easy, old-fashioned,…Lori BlairJuly 9, 2014
LifestyleMotherhood + Kids Girls Weekend! Momma Needs a Time-Out As a species we are built to need each other. We need interaction with other humans. We actually need it for our mental/emotional, and probably even…Lori BlairJuly 2, 2014
LifestyleMotherhood + Kids The Post-Baby Body — It’s Okay if You Don’t Love It A few months ago I read an amazing article by We Seek Joy on how "Babies Ruin Bodies." I agreed with every beautiful, poetic word that…Lori BlairJune 25, 2014