Sarah Keating
Sarah is a 30-something mom of four children under six and wife to her high-school sweetheart. She returned to Acadiana two years ago following her husband’s completion of medical school and residency in Shreveport. After the move, Sarah switched gears from full-time pediatric speech-language pathologist and working mom to full-time stay-at-home mom to her brood. Her current hobbies include “speech-therapizing” her children, re-reading the Outlander series, catching up on her Netflix queue after the kids go to bed, completing XHIT videos at naptime, and taking her medication every morning. She loves and respects the sacredness of motherhood, but sometimes you just have to let go and laugh it out. Motherhood has been the most humbling, and empowering journey she has experienced.
Taking 4 Kids Under 6 to Church aka Catholic Cardio
This post contains some Catholic-specific terminology because, well, I’m Catholic. BUT this is for ANYONE who has to take several small children to church, especially a church with no nursery services.
You are not alone....
Broken Baby Fever
I am a mother to four children ages 6, 5, 3, and 1. No, those were not typos.
We are beginning to reap the benefits of children so close in age. Our oldest two are...
Daily Commute Under Construction Since 2016
WTH Lafayette?!
Today. Today was the straw that broke this camel's back. There is no longer rage. There is no longer frustration. I can only feel numb.
Because that is the ONLY way I am gonna...
I Ain’t No Mardi Gras Mama
As a child in South Louisiana, my family didn't Mardi Gras too much. We usually went to one parade besides our shoe-box-float school parade. We picked up some boudin, drank some Coke, and ate...
A Day in the Life :: When My Children Learned the True Meaning of...
Like all Mamas of Littles, this Mama hears a lot of screaming during her day. Like a lot.
Blood-curdling, horror-movie-caliber screams. Screaming because brother put his feet on her chair. Screaming because Sister ate the...
Do You Storytime? An Ode to Ms. Meredith
Tuesday mornings begin like most other mornings: 2016 wakes us up, we drink our coffee and start cooking oatmeal for the other three. 2012 and 2015 are up next, followed shortly by 2013. They...
Not Ya MawMaw’s RiceNGravy
Rice and gravy is a staple in every Cajun household.
As a matter of fact, it's basically one word here: ricengravy, and it's one of my sure-thing meals when the kids have a picky streak....
Overwhelming Motherhood :: Organizing Hand-Me-Downs
With 4 kids very close in age, I am careful about keeping clothes for the next bébé in the lineup. It saves us money (babies are expensive, yo!) and time spent shopping at a store...
Coming Home {Falling in Love with Acadiana All Over Again}
During high school, I couldn't wait to get out of Acadiana.
I lived in a small town in a fairly large family, and I yearned for freedom and space and independence. So I went to...
Swapping Stories :: Tales from the Motherhood
Sharing birth stories is a rite of passage for mothers.
We take pride in this massive achievement of growing a human and bringing it forth into the world. The difficulties and successes of pregnancy and...