Welcome, friend. You have been on my heart for weeks now. I don’t know how old your first child is, if you have children, want them, are pregnant or if you’re holding a newborn in your arms. We are all birthing something, we are all holding something new in our hands.
I’m holding another newborn in my arms these days and nights, and remembering my first season with a baby. These words are for her and for you. Re-visiting the woman I was and talking to my past self is a necessary part of growing, healing, living and it also frees me to move forward.
For the 31 days of October 2014, I’ll be writing these confessions of a new mum. I’m not a parenting expert. My toddler throws tantrums, our babies don’t sleep through the night early, veggies aren’t eaten, schedules are kept and disregarded, I leave piles of soiled nappies on the changing table. Please trust me, I’m not trying to pass on any great secrets or wisdom about the actual day-to-day of having small kids or babies. But there will be lots of stories, lots and lots of stories from my motherhood journey so far.
The only specific advice will be related to how much chocolate should be in your pantry at all times (lots), there will definitely be nothing on how to get your baby to sleep. There will be some letters, some lessons, some book reviews and a few guest posts from friends.
I hope the next 31 days are encouraging for you and for me. Hopefully my own reflections will bring growth, health, life and freedom to your soul in whatever season of life you may be in right now.
Day 2 Counting
Day 3 Love
Day 4 Lunch
Day 5 Review: Grace Based Parenting
Day 6 Inspiration
Day 7 Parenting
Day 8 Obama
Day 9 Schedules
Day 10 Time
Day 11 Outside
Day 12 Book Review: Simplicity Parenting
Day 13 Inspiration
Day 14 Faith
Day 15 Sara Groves
Day 16
Day 17 Accusation
Day 18 Slow
Day 19 Review: How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk
Day 20 Inspiration
Day 21 Guest Post: Amy
Day 22 Husbands
Day 23 Comparison
Day 24 Zone
Day 25 Guest Post: Hannah
Day 26
Day 27 Inspiration
Day 28 Guest Post: Myra
Day 29 Review + Giveaway: Desperate – Hope for the mom who needs to breathe
Day 30 Resources
Day 31 Born Again: A Birth Story
1 thought on “31 Days”
Excited to read your thoughts. Whenever I read your blog I always wonder why we didn’t hang out together in college. We would have been good friends I think. 🙂