Our Journey To Baby Reid

About 3 months ago I decided to open up and share about me and my husband's 2-year struggle with infertility. Making the decision to share about it wasn’t really a hard one because if you know me at all in real life you know I’m pretty much an open book with ALMOST everything. I wasn't always that way but back when I was going through some of the hardest moments in my life, it was the willingness of others to be transparent about what they had been through, that really gave me faith that I could get through it too.

What NOT to say to your Childless Friend | Infertility Awareness

It’s been two years since my husband and I started trying to conceive, and almost 3 since we got married. It may not sound like that long but for anyone who is ready for a baby feels like an eternity. As we try and wait patiently our loved ones are also waiting with anticipation. I think this is true for anyone who has gotten married! We want to. But when you add infertility into the mix sometimes people say things that are really frustrating and careless. Don’t get me wrong, MOST people mean well but when you are dealing with such a sensitive area in someone’s life what you meant can easily get lost in what we are going through…

On this day 3 years ago... I SAID YES! 💍

2020 has been a really crazy year. From unexpected deaths to a world pandemic. Then most recently the largest world protest against racism and police brutality. And then on a personal level, my husband and I have also been struggling with infertility. It has been a lot to process and take in. To put it lightly, this year has been a real test of our faith. But one thing I have learned to do in times of uncertainty when my faith is a little shaky is, look back at all the blessings and miracles God has already allowed to happen in my life. It’s a reminder of how good God is and how he always has a plan. So today I want to share the greatest blessing God has ever given me, my husband Ken, and the day he asked me to be his wife. Now although this story is about him getting down on one knee and proposing, I can’t tell this story without first providing some background info to paint a more accurate picture of how it all went down.

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First Comes Love ❤️ , Then Comes Marriage 💍, Then Comes.... Infertility? 🥴

So there is no sugar coating what today’s blog is about. It’s right there, smack dab in the title! Conversations about infertility aren’t the kind of thing you can really ease into or dance around. And as hesitant as I am to open up about it, I believe there are so many other women and couples struggling in this area that I shouldn’t shy away from talking about it just because it’s uncomfortable. And I am not uncomfortable out of embarrassment or shame…

13 Ways to Keep Your Mental Health in Tact During Quarantine

We are approaching the end of April and I have officially lost track of how long we have been in quarantine. Honestly most days I barely know what day of the week it is. 😩 We are definitely living in some interesting times. 🙃When the year started nobody would have ever predicted that just 3 months in we would all be confined to our homes trying to protect ourselves and our families from Covid-19. Life has a funny way of throwing us some unpredictable curve balls. 😕

Unplugged!

The end of 2019 was very overwhelming for me. I had a very busy year with work. I think I did about 6 or 7 trips back forth to Chicago for the year, 11 wedding, countless photo sessions, and that’s just with work. We also bought a house, got 2 dogs, made plans to expand our family, went to San Antonio twice to see family and were gone for both Thanksgivings and Christmas. All of this with Ken (my hubby) preparing for a 6 month deployment scheduled to leave in 2 weeks ago in January. I felt like my head was spinning. I had so much to do and plan for and absolutely no focus or drive to…

God did you forget about me?

‘Ok God what you up there doing? You haven’t said yes or no? You aren’t speaking to me about what you want from me while I wait? You are making me watch as other people get the exact thing I’m praying to you about? This is to much God. The weight of it is crushing me. Why are you letting me suffer and not doing anything? Is my mic not on? 🎙What am I supposed to be doing right now? I am feel completely defeated. How do you expect me to hold on to my faith?’

How we paid off $19,550 of Credit Card Debt in 13 months!

Happy tax season guys! Since this is the time of year when finances are at the forefront of our minds, I thought this would be a good time to share some super good news. As of this past December, my husband and I are officially CREDIT CARD DEBT FREE! Our ultimate goal is to be completely debt free but seeing as though we have only been married for a year and a half now we are really excited to have accomplished this one huge one step towards our ultimate goal…

2018 The Year of 'Do it SCARED!'

Happy Saturday guys! And also happy New Year! My original intention for this post was to share it a little over a week ago. But as you can see, that didn’t happen. With the holidays, traveling, and a brand new puppy I have definitely had my hands full. But I hope you all had a wonderful 2018 and holiday season. But like me, I hope you all are expecting an even better 2019. Today I am sharing my beginning of the year tradition. Right before the start of every new year I have gotten into the habit of choosing a word or phrase that I want the year to encompass. I do this because I believe that words hold a lot of power and the things we say…

1 Year In........October 14, 2017

Last Sunday my love and I officially took one whole trip around the sun as husband and wife. We turned ONE! And being Mrs. Reid is literally the joy of my life and I am so grateful to be married to such a wonderful human being. 🤗 And as excited as I am about this I have been struggling to put it to words. And I am not exaggerating or trying to sound deep. I have seriously been struggling to put words on paper. This is literally my 3rd drafted anniversary blog post and I am over a week late sharing this.

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