Motherhood

Thoughts on MOTHERHOOD, FASHION and FARMING

Today, I miss my children

April 9, 2022 8:33am Doe Bay Resort, Padma Cabin Today, I miss my children For the first time in a long time It probably makes me some...

Crack The Shutters

Self Portrait Chicago, 2019 Pentax k1000 Ilford 400

Christmastime At The Butler Farmhouse

These are the days we will look back on and reflect upon - how sweet the smiles were, how long the nights lasted. Hank at 3.5 and Jolene...

R E C O N N E C T

Have you ever lost touch with yourself? Felt out of sorts? Have you ever looked around your life or at your reflection in the mirror...

The Sadness

It comes on all at once sometimes, the sadness. Something totally minute will trigger it - impossible to prepare for. Something starts...

Mother's Day

The whir of the coffee grinding downstairs The morning begins with a stirring baby A resting mother A feeling of heaviness But...

9 Months of Knowing You

Jolene turned 9 months old this week and it's got me feeling all kinds of feelings. She is an absolute delight to be around, 90% of the...

Once, Twice, A Mother

They placed you on my chest and I burst into tears – you looked just like your brother! We didn’t know if you were a boy or a girl and we...

Postpartum Freewrite

It’s so easy to lose sight of priorities, and it’s been even easier for me to lose sight of them over the past year – the constant fog...

The Pain Is Temporary, Sweet Child

Your body writhes in my arms hot with pain and frustration. Arching your back, you stretch away from me, trying to get away from the pain...