Hannah's Heartstrings

Grief is a strange thing. It is not as linear as the "stages of grief" chart might suggest. Its a lot more like waves that never really stop. You might think you're through it, but the moment you do, something comes out of nowhere and reminds you of it all over again. I was supposed to be 40

On November 9, 2017, I began writing this post, tears streaming down my face as I typed. It has taken me a while to be able to come back and finish it.  *** I've been awake for hours. I'll blame it on pregnancy, even though this sort of thing just seems to happen every now and then. Its

"What happened to the girl I married?" My husband's words cut me deeply, and shook something inside me that had been forgotten. How could I have forgotten so much of myself in such a short period of time? He fell in love with a bright, confident, excited girl who stood up for what she believed in, thrived on

My husband is always talking to people about budgeting and they are always shocked when he gets to the part about how much we spend (or rather, don’t spend) on groceries! So I decided to do a breakdown of our weekly purchases to show how its possible to shop for our family of three (two adults and one

We all know that change is a good thing most of the time. We can't progress in life without changing, and we all make choices whether to change for the better or worse. But what do you do when changing brings on unexpected dynamics in friend and family relationships? Sometimes we change, and it's the best thing we

I've always been critical of my body. I'm incredibly self-conscious too, which leads to great social anxiety. I worry way too much about what other people think, and rarely have a good opinion about myself. So when I made a human with this body of mine, I decided to try something new. I was devastated when I hopped

The one thing that struck me deeply when I began taking my brand new baby Titus out into the world was just how stressed out it made me to have to deal with the expectations of others and their potential offense of the way I chose to do things, particularly with breastfeeding. I am a very modest person.

Perhaps things I wish I'd known is the wrong way to title this post. Some of these thing are ones I knew but for some reason they just didn't click. Other things were stuff I had been told, but dismissed. All in all, having a baby has brought some revelations I was not emotionally prepared for. Becoming a

It has been just over a week since I brought this little person into the world. One amazing, nerve wrecking, magical week of learning about each other and figuring out our little trio. Birth was, by far, the most incredible thing I have ever experienced. I did not know my body was capable of such intense power. To

In the past months, the internet has been extraordinarily filled with news about the infamous Josh Duggar, as well as others who have taken inappropriate sexual liberties whilst preaching christian values. Alongside all the chatter, the shock, and the judgment of these people, I have seen an uptick in articles, blog posts, and Facebook conversations, discussing how these