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The Real Way We Are Failing Other Moms

May 5, 2016

There's a lot of talk these days about mommy wars and "SAHM vs Working mothers" but I believe the lack of a simple admission is the real way we are failing moms.  We have the opportunity (daily I bet) to admit we are just as lost as the next mom and yet we put on a facade and act like we have it together.  When clearly I don't. We had just dropped her big sister off at school and ...

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Charity Begins At Home

Charity Begins At Home

April 6, 2016

If you are a mom who feels like you've said yes to everyone but yourself, please remember this: Charity Begins At Home.  If you need a "reason" to say no, fall back on those words. I saw the post pop up in my Facebook newsfeed...but really there was nothing special or unique about it. It went something like this: "In prayerful review of my life right now.  I'm reevaluating all ...

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Stop Waiting For Things To Get Easier

Stop Waiting For Things To Get Easier

March 20, 2016

If you have little ones, you should really stop waiting for things to get easier.  You can quit playing the waiting game.  You know the one...the "when they are older" things will be so much easier.   But if you aren't so careful, the moments that are right in front of you will be slipping away while you look ahead. Any sane person could have seen me coming from a ...

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When You Know What A Mom Is Really Made Of

When You Know What A Mom Is Really Made Of

March 9, 2016

Want to know what a mom is really made of?  Want to know how strong she can be? How much strength she can muster when her eyes are bleak and her body is weary?  I'll tell you...it's a test she will face many, many times in this role of motherhood. I sat straight up in my bed.  I blearily saw the time said 2:03 am...but it's what I heard that made me bolt. My oldest was ...

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Being A Stay At Home Mom

Being A Stay At Home Mom Is

February 20, 2016

Being a stay at home mom is never what people think...well, unless those people are stay at home moms.  I remember idealizing what this life would be like...wrong, wrong, wrong.  But sometimes it surprises me in ways I never could have imagined. An innocuous comment the other day catapulted me back into that realm where I began to think back on what I thought being a Stay At Home ...

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Sometimes Church Just Has To Wait

Sometimes Church Just Has To Wait

January 19, 2016

I've learned over the years, that sometimes church just has to wait.  And coming from a fairly religious person, that just might throw you off. THE SNOW The snow was falling ever so softly Sunday morning...small tender snowflakes barely making it to the too-warm ground.  And yet, by some defiance of nature, the snow was laying and sticking to the brown bermuda grass in our ...

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There Are Days Parenting Is Hard

There Are Days Parenting Is Hard

January 12, 2016

Dear Children, There are days parenting is hard. Then there are days when it seems easy. There are days when I can't wait for you to wake up and spend the day with me. Then there are days I count the hours till bedtime. There are days when I worry so much about your health, your future, your soul that I can barely contain my fears. Then there are days I let all of that ...

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If You Are Lucky Parenting Is Wonderfully Hard

If You Are Lucky Parenting Is Wonderfully Hard

November 30, 2015

I was standing at my kitchen island, my hair thrown back in a low bun...no makeup on...my smelly gym clothes still stuck to my body.  I was coughing...the same cough I'd had for 3 weeks but didn't have time to make an appointment for.  Unpacking groceries...while my oldest whined that she was hungry.  My youngest started crying because she stubbed her toe (again)...and both of them ...

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Finding Gratitude In A World Of Too Much

Finding Gratitude In A World Of Too Much

November 25, 2015

"Ugh!" I groan as if the weight of the world was resting on my shoulders.  I mean, it sort of was.  After waiting in line at my town's busiest stop light, it was unbelievable to me that I hadn't been able to move through it during the first cycle. This is a big deal you know.  I mean, I had places to go - I needed to pick up milk at Walmart, run to the gym, and get a shower ...

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What Really Scares Me As Your Mom

What Really Scares Me As Your Mom

November 18, 2015

Tonight, in a VERY typical episode in our home, my two girls, age 3 and 6, came running into the house screaming from the backyard. It was 6 pm, but very dark with this blasted time change so I kinda sorta figured they were spooked about something.   I was right - on their way down the  concrete stairs that lead away from the swingset, the girls had convinced themselves (in a ...

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