Not.A.Darn.Thing.
I was driving up the hill that leads to our home the other day, thinking about my four kids, and I just started to cry. Because you...
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Esther Goetz
Apr 18, 20233 min read
The Mom Vow That Shattered
It all started a whole bunch of long times ago in the vow I made to myself.
[MY KIDS WOULD BE WELL-BEHAVED]
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Esther Goetz
Mar 8, 20233 min read
Dear Breath-Giving Daughters
We are the ones who provide just the right environment for new life to be created, nourished, and birthed and then do that again and again.
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Esther Goetz
Feb 3, 20231 min read
10 Fun Ideas for Valentines Day for Big Kids
If your big kid is still at home or away from home, this is great way to remind them that they're never too old to have some Valentine...
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Esther Goetz
Feb 1, 20234 min read
Something All Moms Really Need
Trigger Warning: This post is going to cause some of you to smile with knowing gratitude and others of you to perhaps become a bit...
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Esther Goetz
Jan 25, 20233 min read
What If I'm Not As Good As Other Moms
I remember the very first time it happened. I was handing the “snack that smiles back” to my toddler at play group and one mom said to...
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Esther Goetz
Jan 18, 20232 min read
When Life is Extra Hard
Here I sit, a litany of things running through my mom brain. I had planned a definite course that I was going to take you on today....
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Esther Goetz
Jan 6, 20232 min read
The Mom Gut Punch
No matter how much you prepare for it, the gut punch comes. The jolt to your insides knowing it's going to be a while until you see them...
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Esther Goetz
Jan 4, 20232 min read
Momming and the New Year
This was our dining room table this week. I was going to remove the Vitamin C before taking the picture, but decided to leave it there....
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Esther Goetz
Dec 21, 20222 min read
Heavy and Uncomfortable
Not sure about you, but the last month of pregnancy was just the worst. Well-meaning people asking, “are you still here?” Babies sitting...
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Esther Goetz
Dec 14, 20222 min read
Under Pressure
I started to feel it a few weeks ago. You probably did too. The fancy Christmas pressure. Make it magical. Keep it simple. Be present....
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Esther Goetz
Dec 7, 20222 min read
It's a Mom Thing
What is in this little brown bag? If I showed you, it probably wouldn’t mean anything to you. In fact, you might be like, “Who cares? So...
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Esther Goetz
Oct 23, 20221 min read
TEN Halloween Ideas for BIGS
If your big kid is still at home or away from home, this is great way to remind them that they're never too old to have some Halloween...
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Esther Goetz
Sep 29, 20223 min read
A Letter to My Daughter on Her Sixteenth Birthday
Dearest Rachel, Here is a special "ever-lasting" rose for your birthday. I love giving you this rose. It symbolizes so much that I want...
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Esther Goetz
May 11, 20222 min read
For the Mom Whose Kid Wants to Quit
There once was a nine-year-old who asked her mom for a lacrosse stick. And goggles. And to join a cute team of other nine-year-olds....
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Esther Goetz
Apr 13, 20222 min read
Upside-Down World
Everything about that Easter weekend was strange. My preschoolers only wanted to listen to Christmas music that Wednesday on the drive...
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Esther Goetz
Mar 29, 20222 min read
Mom View
Once upon a time, there was a mom who planned a super special girls' trip for her daughter's big birthday! She carefully picked a place...
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Esther Goetz
Mar 22, 20221 min read
S-T-R-E-T-C-H Marks
One day, a girlish woman looked down at her big burgeoning belly and she had little red lines. She freaked out a bit. "Those are STRETCH...
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Esther Goetz
Mar 15, 20222 min read
Oops...I Did it Again
Oops! I did it AGAIN after I promised myself I would not. I made my kind-of-far-away daughter's birthday magical. I stood in line to get...
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Esther Goetz
Mar 8, 20222 min read
Dropping Shoes
This mom feeling has plagued me all my life. It's been showing up a lot lately no matter how much I try to push it down, aside, or out...
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