finding beauty, confidence, and rest in motherhood
Hey, I’m Ley and I blog over at rakas kesä. I am a Pinterest-addicted, wanderlusting, pseudo-crafty mama of a spirited preschooler named Audrey. I’m a single-mom, and I’m still friends with my ex {who is a fantastic father to our daughter}. I’m also a girlfriend, daughter, sister, best friend, {sometimes struggling} Christ-follower, and cat owner. […]
2 year photo shoot with Ashley McKinlay Photography Life. You are so full of life, my dear girl. Mama loves every little thing about you. You are becoming a little lady before my eyes. We talk all day long about every thing that excites you – the weather, your books, puzzles, toys, snacks, snuggles, sippies, […]
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One of my dearest friends is an amazing writer. She’s darn hilarious too and I’m so excited to welcome her to That Mama Gretchen! As her schedule allows, she’s planning to pop in with a guest post here and there – so keep your eye out for her fabulous posts! There is no better place to […]
Our Thanksgiving could be summed up in a few phrases … Free turkey. Bon Appetit. My little lush. On the Saturday before Thanksgiving we saw an advertisement for turkey bowling at the local grocery store. This is totally something our family participates in so we bundled up and got in line! One of the freezer […]
Here’s another fun snack for your toddler – plus, it’s one of those no-mess treats they can help prepare. Win-win! I hope you’ll join me for all the installments of TODDLER EATS! If you have a favorite toddler recipe, I’d love to feature you – just email me at thatmamagretchen@gmail.com. – – – – – […]
Earlier this month our Texas family came for a visit. Texas family includes Dominic’s brother, Anton, and his wife and daughter, Tasha and Karrington. They moved shortly after Karrington was born, but we’ve been blessed with at least annual visits either here or there. We took our first trip to Texas when Jemma was just […]
When I wrote this post for Anktangle, Miss Jemma was at an all-time high of “I need mama and I need her now!” If I’ve learned anything, I’ve learned this comes in waves and we always recover. I hope you like reading about one of my treasured childhood books and how it’s translated to me […]
1 /// 2 /// 3 /// 4 /// 5 ///| 6 /// 7 Who would have thought something that collects poo could be so adorable? Not me. But, it’s quite obvious there are diapers who have earned an A+ in the fashion department. When I first started cloth diapering I opted for gender neutral solids […]
Oh, Sister of mine … I’m here to pass on some sisterly words of wisdom to you today. I’m not sure if you remember, but while I was in college I went through a holiday break-up. It wasn’t my choice, I was holding on pretty hard, but not for reasons you might expect. You see, […]
After my mama wrote my birth story for my birthday, Dominic’s mom offered to write his birth story! I’m so excited to have both of our stories logged away for posterity’s sake. I didn’t want to wait until May to publish Dom’s story, so in celebration of his half birthday I’m posting it today. Thanks […]