by Hannah Jessen Conway | Nov 12, 2022 | mama-ing
“It goes so fast.” I can’t count the number of times someone has said this to me – or that I’ve said it to myself. And while it’s just one of those things people say to you when you’re a new parent, I’ve noticed it triggers something inside of me each time....
by Hannah Jessen Conway | Sep 11, 2022 | faith, mental health
Living in the present isn’t easy. In part 1 of my two-part blog series on seasons, I talked about how nostalgia for the past and dreams of the future can become idols if we use them to escape our present. Another way we’re tempted to avoid the present is by writing...
by Hannah Jessen Conway | Jul 27, 2022 | mama-ing
“This is such a unique season.” The number of times I’ve said this since having a baby is nauseating. And while it’s true, just acknowledging the “uniqueness” of any given season doesn’t stop me from missing previous ones or imagining future ones. While we were...
by Hannah Jessen Conway | Jun 23, 2022 | mental health
We’ve all been cautioned at one point or another to not believe everything we hear. Whether it’s something someone else tells us, something we see on TV or something we read on social media, we recognize the importance of determining for ourselves what is true and not...
by Hannah Jessen Conway | May 6, 2022 | faith, Uncategorized
“At peace ≠ in control.” This was all I wrote in my journal the other day. Because as I’ve watched my baby learn to self-soothe, I’ve realized the healthy and unhealthy ways I too tend to self-soothe. In moments of stress or anxiety, my way of coping is to...
