Millennial Love

Tag: life

  • One Year In, Still Googling Everything..

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    My King is one whole year old, and somehow I’m also watching my firstborn count down the months before she walks across a stage and into her freshman year of college. If that isn’t the full spectrum of motherhood in one sentence, I don’t know what is. There’s something about being a mother at different…

  • Why Systems Matter More Than Goals (Especially in How We Communicate)

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    For a long time, I thought growth meant hitting certain goals: communicating better, staying calmer, explaining myself clearly, and reacting less. What I’ve learned over time is that goals don’t actually change behavior. Systems do. In the past, my communication was led by emotion. When I felt misunderstood, I explained. When I felt questioned, I…

  • Learning Each Other, One Conversation at a Time

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    Lately, I’ve been getting to know my family in ways I didn’t realize I’d been missing, just through conversation. Sadly, one of my cousins has traveled to his new realm, and I think about how grateful I was to see him recently. Those small yet essential moments. My grandmother is in her seventies, and what…