Honeybutter&Band-Aids: A Southern Gal's Take on Motherhood
🌸 Welcome, Y’all!
Well hey there, sugar! You’ve just stumbled into the little corner of the internet where coffee is strong, mascara is optional, and life is beautifully messy. This space is for every woman who’s ever looked at her reflection and thought, “Lord, I’m too young to be hot-flashing already.”
Whether you’re a mom, step-mom, wife, ex-wife, best friend, daughter, sister, or just a woman trying to keep it all together without losing your mind, pull up a chair — you’re home.
Here, we talk about real life — the kind that’s equal parts chaos and grace.
We laugh (a lot), sometimes cry, and occasionally eat dinner straight from the skillet because, honestly, who’s got time for plates on a Tuesday?
This is for the women who:
✨ Love Jesus but still let a four-letter word slip when they stub their toe.
✨ Try to cook like Julia Child but burn the biscuits now and then.
✨ Are running from 40 but still running the whole dang household.
✨ Find comfort in humor, honesty, and a little Southern sarcasm.
✨ Know that loving your people — even when they drive you crazy — is holy work.
So pour yourself some sweet tea (or wine — no judgment here), kick off your shoes, and settle in.
We’re gonna talk about the good, the bad, and the bless-your-heart of everyday life — motherhood, marriage, step-parenting, faith, cooking, and all the tiny things that make us laugh instead of lose our ever-lovin’ minds.
Welcome to this wild, wonderful sisterhood where we believe life doesn’t have to be perfect to be pretty dang sweet.
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Well bless your heart for finding your way here — though let’s be honest, you probably tripped over a laundry basket, burned your dinner, or hid from your family in the bathroom for five minutes of peace before you did.
This little blog is for all my beautifully frazzled, big-hearted, running-from-40-but-still-rocking-it gals — the moms, step-moms, wives, ex-wives, best friends, sisters, daughters, and every woman out there just trying to juggle all the things without dropping her sanity (or her Starbucks).
You’ll find daily stories here — sometimes one, sometimes three (depending on how chaotic life gets). They’re the kind of real-life moments we all have but rarely say out loud. You know… the ones where you’re smiling through clenched teeth while your husband can’t find something that’s been in the same drawer since 2009.
I’ll share the funnies, the fails, the faith, and the food — because if we can’t laugh while stirring the gravy, what are we even doing? You’ll also find a few recipes, a few rants, and hopefully a few words that remind you that you’re not losing your mind — you’re just living real life with a little sass and a whole lot of grace.
And if you’re like me and remember riding in the backseat at night, listening to Delilah on the radio, window cracked, heart full, thinking life was so good — then you already know what kind of space this is. It’s that same soft, safe place — just with more coffee, more chaos, and a few hot flashes.
So pour a glass of sweet tea (or something stronger — again, no judgment), pull up a chair, and stay a while. Here, we don’t pretend life’s perfect. We just tell it like it is — with humor, heart, and a little Southern charm.