Kristin Jones

Kristin is a wife and mama of two beautiful kiddos. She believes in the power of words, beauty, faith, grace, and love. While she loves to theorize about and strive for parenting ideals, she values the art of keeping it real. Read more at her new blog: https://withquiethands.com and follow her on Instagram @withquiethands.

Life

Motherhood is: Choosing to hold my baby over cleaning up the mess

My baby, with rose-petal lips and a perfect fan of lashes, with skin as flawless as a cloudless sky, she won't be this small ever again.

Life

You are programmed to care for your child in a way no one else can, mama

That moment when your baby was placed in your arms, you became an expert: an expert on how to parent your particular child. Whether or not you were academically trained—your body, mind, and soul became intimately, mysteriously, beautifully connected to your baby.