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On Tuesday, the hospital brought Grammy ice cream

On Tuesday, the hospital brought Grammy ice cream with her dinner.⁣
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“Oh Lexi! We need those sprinkles from your purse!”⁣
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She knows I always keep a small bottle of sprinkles in my purse along with a stash of emergency chocolate. ⁣
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💗 Gram and I LOVE dove dark chocolate 🍫 and any kind of sprinkles. 💖✨⁣
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There were many time in the last 6 days where I treated us to my various “purse snacks” and each time we would laugh about how I was never without a Sweet Treat “just in case”⁣
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*word of advice: stick a tiny bottle of @sweetapolita sprinkles in your purse. ⁣
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This is the hardest act of love I have ever endure

This is the hardest act of love I have ever endured. My last 6 days with Grammy have been so powerfully special. I held her hand, comforted and calmed her, shed tears, listened to special songs on repeat.

I hugged her and held her until Jesus sweetly and gently carried her across the gates. The Lord feels so near, Heavenly eternity feels so beautifully safe.

I’m so sad. I’m a little broken. She’s a woman to be like. My dear, fun, feisty, strong, amazing Grammy. Faithfully married to my Grampy 55 1/2 years. I’m so so sad.

Don’t these brownies look impressive?! 👀 Th

Don’t these brownies look impressive?! 👀

They’re actually very easy to make! You can even use a boxed mix to help out!

The secret to these bad boys? A cookies and cream topping that is just delicious! 🍫

This combo is something else, you have to try it!

Recipe is linked in my bio 💕

I’m still with Grammy and she and I have really

I’m still with Grammy and she and I have really developed a cozy bed-recliner-pillow situation. ☺️

On the home front, my house is bursting and bubbling with the activity of ALL my loved ones. I’ve been meaning to eat my way through the pantry, and they are gladly helping with the task. 🥰

More than anything that can ever be said of my family, yes there is love, but there is friendship. Enjoyable, breathtaking friendship. 💕

There is so much society focus on refreshing ourse

There is so much society focus on refreshing ourselves or “filling our tank”, that happens totally separate from motherhood.

But what if - instead of viewing motherhood as what is depleting us, we find and name the things that refresh us and lift us up so that we can tackle the parts of being momma that we find challenging ?

For me...
I do not like swimming, but my kids do. So, I provide lessons for all of them and I love watching them swim, sitting poolside. 🏊‍♂️

Reading aloud of chapter books is so hard for me. Mentally hard. So, we switched to audio books. I get to fold laundry and they are still getting the family experience of enjoying a great story together! 📚

There’s also a time to focus on the joys of motherhood that I do love. The moments that shine and sing in our memories.
Baking with my kids. 🍪
Organizing and sorting toys together. 🧸
Going on family walks + hikes. 🌲

Those are the things that make me say, “Yes! I’ve got this!”

These are the moments that I fill our days with so that I have positive reinforcement during the weeks filled with things like potty training.

I’m curious, what is a joy of motherhood for you? And be real, what’s one thing you don’t love?! 💕

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