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by Becky Thompson | Apr 3, 2014 | Devotionals, For Mommas
With the arrival of Spring came new sand for our backyard play area. My kids have spent what seems like every waking hour out there scooping and shoveling and digging. This afternoon, we invited our friends over to play with us. The group quickly abandoned the idea of...
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by Becky Thompson | Mar 28, 2014 | Infertility & Miscarriage, Most Shared, Trending Issues
Everyone loves a good prank. Well, everyone loves a well-executed, completely harmless, all-in-good-fun prank. What I have seen take place over the last few years on social media sites is none of those things. In the last few years, I have seen an all too common...
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by Becky Thompson | Mar 25, 2014 | For Mommas, My Life
Hi. I’m Becky, and before I had kids, I was… Well, I will just be honest. I was kind of awesome. We would have been friends. I was funny. Like – “Man, she’s funny!” funny. Maybe I wasn’t that funny – but at least I had time to laugh. I was very outgoing. There...
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by Becky Thompson | Mar 23, 2014 | For Mommas, My Life
I read an article a few days ago called, “How to Put a Toddler to Bed in 100 Easy Steps.” I laughed so hard that I cried. It got me thinking about all of the other things that were so simple to accomplish before I had two littles (plus another coming in September.)...
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by Becky Thompson | Mar 15, 2014 | For Mommas
That’s it. I’m calling it. It is time to step over the imaginary lines that divide us. It is time to tear down the walls and the alliances and the us-vs-them banners that declare our loyalties. This is my white flag, and I’m calling for an end to all mommy-wars. When...
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by Becky Thompson | Sep 1, 2013 | For Mommas, Infertility & Miscarriage, Most Shared
Hope After Miscarriage Author’s Note: This post discusses the details of my miscarriage and may be sensitive for some readers. It was a cool rainy September morning just like this one. On that morning, five years ago, hope was fading and fear was taking over my...
