Friends! I am ecstatic to announce that I have finally finished creating my online parenting class: Purposeful Parenthood!
It’s a little embarrassing that it took me three years to finish, but
it’s done! I am so eager to begin. The first course will start on Monday, January 11, 2016. Do you want to join us? You can register here.

I’m so thankful that I had a little extra time this Thanksgiving to finally finish it. So much of the course was already done, but it was difficult to remember what I had already said. It was much harder to finish a course over three years than it

I’m being cheeky, but it’s kind of true. Going from one child to two (28 months apart) and going from part-time work to full-time work has been so, so hard. I get nostalgic for the person I used to be. I know lots of people who say, “Having kids doesn’t have to change you!” For me, it’s been easier said than done. 

I’ve been under so much stress that I’ve retreated into self-preservation mode. I’m less generous, less nurturing, less giving, less creative, less fun. 

Oy, it’s painful to write all of that out! 

Of course I’m generous and nurturing and giving toward my children. That’s part of why I’m

Every time I read another study about how parenting decreases the quality of one’s life (in the immediate sense), I nod in agreement. Parenting two young children (28 months apart) while also undertaking the most intense time in my career–most likely ever–was a recipe for pushing me to the edge of my capacity. (Of course there were way worse things that also could have happened—Universe, I am not tempting you to pile on more.)

There were (and still are) some days when I feel like I’m just pushing through until bedtime. 

But I am seeing glimpses of the light. Now that Tate is past two, the tide is shifting. The