Aug 13, 2019 | Cora Marie, Family, Motherhood, San Antonio
Do y’all remember those first-time mom worries? That nagging feeling you’d get in the pit of your stomach when even the tiniest thing seemed off? I know I stayed up late worrying about so many things with Cora that in hindsight seem silly. I was terrified...
Aug 27, 2018 | Cora Marie, Family, Issa Brooke, Motherhood
Dear Cora and Issa, Sometimes I do this weird thing where I see a baby on the street and think how much that mom and I have in common. Then I turn my gaze down to you and see that, in fact, I don’t. I don’t have babies with squishy leg rolls and tummies...
Jan 19, 2018 | Cora Marie, Events, Motherhood, San Antonio
Every year as soon as Christmas wraps, I need something to divert my attention from the lull in festivities. It doesn’t take me long before I realize there’s another celebration just around the corner – Cora’s birthday! This year she turned six...
Jan 12, 2018 | Cora Marie, Family, Issa Brooke, Motherhood, Thoughts on Life, True Beauty
On the eve of Cora’s 6th birthday, there are a lot of things that I’m thinking about as her mom. I see her facial expressions shifting, from silly little toddler to thoughtful little girl. I see her stretching an inch every day, it seems, and talking about...
Sep 12, 2017 | Cora Marie, Family, Issa Brooke, Motherhood, San Antonio, Travel
My entire life, my parents raised six kids without a minivan. There was a brief moment we had a Lumina that would make a super cool screeching beep every time the automatic door closed, but other than that they resisted. So far we’ve been able to avoid the...