This year is going to be a year of discovery. I’ve deemed that my word of the year and am declaring it as truth. Discovering what it’s like to be a mom, wife, believer, small business owner, lifelong learning, traveler, vegan, friend, daughter, sister, informal writer (some of the titles I have that are important …
Category Archives: God
Fourth Trimester
Fourth trimester: Recently finished my ‘fourth trimester’ and I’m sitting here waiting for my three+ month old to wake up. The time has flown by. Pfeiffer has changed my life more than I ever could have thought. But let me back up. I’m going to try to give a brief overview of my labor and …
Third Trimester Part Three (to week 41)
Third trimester happenings: Currently writing this as we round the corner into week 41. This homestretch is turning out to be the hardest. I pride myself on being pretty even keeled and not overly emotional but this time has been testing (and hey, some of it I can’t help with all these crazy hormones, right??). We’ve …
Third Trimester Part Two (through week 35)
Third trimester happenings: We are in the home stretch! About a month out which is crazy. Throughout this pregnancy I’m learning to not put too much thought into other people’s experiences. People say the third trimester time slows down, you get huge, you feel like crap, etc. I think at some points I was waiting to …
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Second Trimester Part Three – Third Trimester Part One (to week 33)
Second trimester happenings: It’s week 24 and we are trying out another name. We’re hoping this one will stick (but round one we also thought would stick and here we are) but we shall see. Also, once we do 100% decide we are keeping it a secret (SORRY!). I’ve got great news! The Raynaud’s I talked about …
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Weeks
Throughout your life you measure time differently. Years in school, months until your wedding date, or days until your big vacation. I’ve reached a point where I’m now measuring time in weeks. It’s currently January 25th, 2018 and week 7.5 of being pregnant (although I didn’t find out for sure until a week ago). Two …
2017 Recap
First of all, for those who have noticed, let me give my apologies for being so M.I.A. lately. I’ve been putting more focus into the Pat Pierce blog and the general busyness of life has gotten in the way of my writing. So hi, let me reintroduce myself, I’m Erika (hi, Erika), here today to share …
Friday Favorites 8.25.17
Friday again already!? I’m not complaining, just amazed. Here are this week’s favs: Favorite Activity: Watching the solar eclipse The solar eclipse was incredible (even if I did have ‘Total Eclipse of the Heart’ stuck in my head ALL day). I love being reminded of how small we are, how big God is, and how …
I quit.
Secure job. Meaningful work. More money than I’ve ever made. Yet with all those things I wasn’t satisfied. We live in a world where we think that if you have all those things you’d be crazy to give them up. Selfish even for wanting something different or more. However, I couldn’t kick the feeling that …
Erika Reid Bell 