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It’s that time of year when everyone is creating ambitious training plans and hitting the gym daily. Not me though, at least not this year. Becoming a mom has taught me a lot about respecting my body. Prior to Cooper my body was a lean machine that frequently had its limits pushed in various races, [...]
This past Sunday the women at church had a special Christmas program with music and treats. I was asked to introduce the song “Breath of Heaven.” I’m pretty sure I wasn’t asked to talk about this song because of my outstanding spirituality, but for other obvious reasons.
I have a confession. It may seem hypocritical based on the large majority of the post topics on this blog and is obviously a sweeping generalization, but sometimes I get bored of the “mommy-sphere.” (While I’m being truthful, I’m also not such a fan of the word “mommy.”) I love it when I get useful [...]
A post like the one below isn’t so much for me to brag about my amazing sewing skills (which are highly overestimated by the way) as it is to brag about the fact that I, Audrey Merket, actually wore something cute and unstained on the same day that I went to [...]
I hate how gripping dreams can be emotionally, no matter how illogical the plot. Last night I dreamed that I was running from the law. I happened upon a large mansion where I hid for awhile and pretended to be a part of the staff for a large wedding that was taking place there. I [...]
There’s something about becoming a mother (and to a degree a father) that changes your perception about socially acceptable topics of conversation. Subjects that were once faux pas suddenly become fair game during a casual afternoon lunch with people you’ve barely met. For the mother, this shift is nearly imperceptible and it’s hard to remember [...]
Exactly a year ago I posted this. Man that seems like a lifetime ago. As I look at the picture of me with my burgeoning belly, I wish I could tell myself:
You are so close to being done, really. Don’t worry so much about how huge you are. [...]
Even though Cooper isn’t crawling yet (Don’t worry, I’m learning to count my blessings on this one), we definitely have a curious little monkey on our hands. Here’s a little peak.
The other day I was reading a blog post where the writer was talking about how growing up she fully trusted her mother [...]
Growing up, my siblings and I were always finding ways to be embarrassed of our parents. Some of our reasons might have been valid, but most of them were pretty ridiculous. During their middle school years my brothers were particularly funny. They were at the age when coat wearing was the ultimate sign of wimpiness, [...]
Yesterday, I wore ironed pants. True, I did not put them on until 4:30pm and the only people that saw them were the milk man and a few other adult leaders at a youth church activity. So what if I only wore them for 3 hours before I was summoned home to feed a starving [...]
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