Today Benson, said to me “mama there is a virus going around the world hurting people” … my heart stopped. A little piece of me shattered. We have been doing the best we can to keep him away from the vast uncertainty. I took a few seconds and got down to his level and did my best to explain the current very PG version of our new world. After I was done, I asked him how he felt about it and he said “it's ok because everything will be ok.” At which I reply, “that’s right buddy everything will be ok.”

There is no handbook, we are all doing the best we can. Somedays I give myself grace and somedays I tend to be too hard on myself. If this is, you today mamma give yourself grace. One of the things we have always heard over and over is “it takes a village” but now it seems that we are doing it without our village and it is flipping hard. So, give yourself Grace. Give yourself the ability to say “today was not a great day but tomorrow is a new day.“

And if it all fails … GIVE YOURSELF PERMISSION TO SNUGGLE WITH YOUR BABIES AND WATCH SOME NETFLIX/DISNEY+ because we can hit restart tomorrow!

I appreciate you so much. Be safe. Be well.

Sending love, virtual hugs, all the very best in health, warm cuddles & extra long naps!