foreign exchange student

WOBBLE WARNING:  In this blog, I talk about my 18-year infertility/childless journey, including grief, healing, acceptance, embracing, redefining, and more…  I believe you will feel empowered by the end.  But…

SENSITIVE POST WITH POSSIBLE TRIGGERS:  Real, honest, raw talk about back-to-school photos from the perspective of someone in the midst of her journey AND from my perspective, as a forever…

SENSITIVE POST WITH POSSIBLE TRIGGERS:  In this post, I talk openly and honestly about a piece of furniture that was supposed to be used in our nursery.  There is detailed…

SENSITIVE POST:  Discussion of a tenuous relationship with a person who has made insensitive comments about my infertility & childlessness; mention of Christmas and the holidays; has the potential to…

If you are a regular here at Not So Mommy…, then you know who Bruna is.  I talk about our exchange daughter often and share about our hosting experience, plus…

When I started Not So Mommy…, I had two major goals.  One, make sure that no one else suffered the isolation of an infertility battle and being childless not by…

I love autumn.  It’s my favorite time of year.  In fact, I wrote a good things blog discussing the fact that I believe the season of fall is for the…

Trigger Warning:  If you are particularly vulnerable about missing out on every day moments with your own little, then you may not want to read this post. Recently, our foreign…

When I began Not So Mommy…, I had several goals.  One of them was to let others know about hosting a foreign exchange student because it has become such a…

SENSITIVE POST WITH POSSIBLE TRIGGERS… I recently met someone who is struggling hard with her infertility.  She told me that she just can’t understand why God put this desire for…