by Caitlin Bangsund | Oct 6, 2020 | Motherhood
(1) Get rid of all the ‘shoulds.’ There are things that need doing, but very little is urgent and the way you are programmed to think of mothering does not need to be the way you actually do it. (2) Comparison helps … never. If you’re caught in the...
by Caitlin Bangsund | Sep 27, 2020 | Lessons and Lists
Franks hot sauce and I go way back. Same with me and cookie dough (and pie, bread, or muffin dough too). I had a friend bring pie dough and pie filling in two separate bowls to a Christmas party once. Even if we were the only two weirdos who thought it was...
by Caitlin Bangsund | Sep 24, 2020 | Encouragement
I don’t just carry the trial and trauma of Macey’s fight in my heart. There was a day in September 2016, during active treatment, where I was able to articulate the heaviness of carrying other families’ stories in my heart too. Macey was having treatment. She...
by Caitlin Bangsund | Aug 21, 2020 | Motherhood
First of all, if you’re just a regular mom, you ARE super. It’s dang hard at the best of times. Throw in loud, sticky, incessant interrupters who want screen time and give you grey hairs, and that takes the cake (and smashes it on the left side of your cheek). We ask...
by Caitlin Bangsund | Aug 14, 2020 | Behind the Book
Is Your Why Hiding In ‘The Pause?’ It has always been in the pause and stillness that I have heard the whispers of my heart. There is such power in a pause — Pause to be more present. Pause to hear what your heart is whispering. Pause to find the ability to persevere...
by Caitlin Bangsund | Aug 4, 2020 | Behind the Book
Macey sits on a pedestal of authenticity and delight. Her best day is today. She reminds us to press on — to conquer — and she leaves a trail of magic in her wake. We are sometimes haunted by what was the scariest part of Macey’s cancer journey. In 2014, Macey was...
