Mommy Life – Life with Swank

Asking for Grace

"A Real Mom: Emotional, yet the rock. Tired, but keeps going. Worried, but full of hope. Impatient, yet patient. Overwhelmed, but never quits....

"Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith...

I have always been a planner! I’ve always had to use a physical planner with multiple pen colors. Each color represented something...

Have you just had one of those days where you're sitting on the couch, listening to some music, a song comes on and it...

I can't remember a time that I never wanted to be a stay-at-home mom. I can remember the push-back I...

Growing up, I was surrounded by strong, dedicated, loving, successful women. My role models weren't celebrities, politicians or educators....

"God doesn't give you the people you want. He gives you the people you need. To help you, to hurt you, to leave you, to love you and to make you...

"The natural state of motherhood is unselfishness. When you become a mother, you are no longer the center of your own universe. You relinquish...

"Make sure you take care of yourself too. Shower everyday, even if it's just a quick 5 minutes."

My doctor's last piece of directions before we...

Heels clicked and clacked quickly against the marble floors; you could smell the coffee brewing in the staff room as we quickly grabbed our...