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Hi there! I’m Sarah, a former special education teacher turned stay at home mom living in NE Indiana with my husband, son, and two sweet dogs. I’m a minimal-ish mama striving for balance in the chaos that life can become. Welcome!

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Just over here trying and failing to get a decent, nonblurry picture with my wiggly #2under2. I obviously knew that there were going to be challenges in going from one child to two. I anticipated some of the challenges, but there were others that I did not anticipate. While the past few weeks have had some really sweet, joyful moments, they have also had some really difficult ones. To be completely, vulnerably honest, there have been days where I've struggled to enjoy motherhood in this hectic season of life. You may have seen this in my stories already, but today I opened up with my struggles to a small group of friends. Rather than brush off the difficulties and guilt of feeling somewhat like a mom failure, I was honest about how I was feeling. It was hard to be so vulnerable, even among close friends. But I'm so glad I was. I was met with so much love and grace and zero judgement. In fact, almost every woman chimed in right away with an "oh girl, me too." I found out that not only were my feelings valid, but I'm far from alone in feeling them. 💗 Today was a great reminder of how important it is to have people in your corner who you can be real and honest with (not just in motherhood, but in all aspects of life). Too often we put on a show - we post only the good pictures, share only the good moments, tell only the good sides of the story. We crop our lives into 2x2 inches of happy perfection and leave out the mess on the fringes. But when everyone is doing that, it can feel like you're the only one experiencing hard days and tough moments and man oh man is it lonely in the trenches. If you're willing to open up and be vulnerable in how you're really feeling, you might just find out that the things you're experiencing are actually common and you're not alone. And it is such a powerful, encouraging thing to know you're not alone. 💕 Find someone you trust to share your journey with: what you're celebrating and where you're struggling. And also, BE that person for someone else. We need each other, in the celebrations AND the struggles. 💜

Sweet little girl of mine 💕 📸: @nataliejoypics

It's book review day! 🙌🏼📚 We're halfway through September but it's fine 😅 My August book reviews are up on the blog today - check it out at the link in my profile.

Justin told me this morning that I'm a lot more positive in this newborn phase than I was the first time around. 🤣 It's not because things are easier. In a lot of ways, Vi is actually a more challenging baby. She feeds much more frequently, doesn't really use a pacifier for soothing, wants to be held constantly, and let's just say we see a lot of each other from 12am-6am. 😅 And it's not to say that I never complain or get frustrated, because I definitely do. But I look at LJ who is somehow approaching TWO and I know now how fleeting this time is. 👶🏻 The newborn stage is TOUGH. We're in the sleep-deprived trenches right now and it'd be easy to wish for easier times. But I know that this won't last forever. I know she'll never need me as much as she needs me right now. Someday she'll sleep in her own room and be able to soothe herself without my help and I'll miss our sweet snuggles. So I'm doing my best to give myself pep talks to stay positive and enjoy as much as I can right now 💕 If you feel like you're in the trenches of parenting right now, we're right there with you! I hope you're able to find something to enjoy about the stage you're in, and know the challenges you're facing right now won't last forever. 💗

First Fall Fest as a Family of Four. #saythatfivetimesfast 🍁 It didn't feel like fall as we were our tshirts and shorts, and my plans for a cute family picture in front of pumpkins didn't happen. But there were lots of tractors (LJ's #1 favorite thing) and we got to spend quality time together (my #1 favorite thing) so it was a good day in my book 💕

This is 31. 🎈 Today was my birthday and I was able to take a nap, get a pedicure, and go out to dinner with Justin and the sweetest little tagalong. It's the simple things 🙌🏼 I couldn't have asked for anything better to celebrate another year and I'm feeling so grateful and content tonight 💕

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