Down the street lives a family with a couple kids who’ve grown up and left home and one little three-year-old boy – it seems they had a nice little surprise there on the end. I don’t know this family very well but I see the dad, I’ll call him Jim, and his son, I’ll call […]
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A Letter To My Daughter
Dear Esme, Something’s changed. I used to dread seeing your face inches away from mine in the pre-dawn light. “Mommy. Mommy. Is is morning yet?” You’d whisper, so I was unlikely to bolt out of bed from a shock, but the whisper was full-bodied enough so you were sure I’d wake up. Now, while the […]
Finding Joy in Mothering
Let us enjoy the art of living.” -Maya Angelou Not too long ago, I was out with my children running some errands. I’m not sure that I looked frazzled or weary, but because I was out and about with four children, it’s probably pretty safe to assume that I did. A stranger approached, and […]
I Learn So Much “Nose to Nose”
Submitted by Aubry Tenney: I was not prepared to be in any pictures the day this was taken. My hair wasn’t done, I had no makeup on, and definitely not a cute outfit! When our photographer suggested I be in the picture with him, I protested…but obviously lost. I’m so glad I did, because this […]
Someday I’m Going Shopping By Myself
I know every mother understands how frustrating a trip to the store can be with children in tow. Our excursion last week wasn’t really that terrible, but I was suffering from a head cold and needing some serious sleep. Somehow all the chaos seemed to be magnified ten-fold. My oldest daughters wanted to visit the toy […]
You’re Having Twins!!!
Isn’t it amazing how much advice you get when you are pregnant? I never realized until I was pregnant with twin girls that EVERYONE has an opinion about EVERYTHING when it comes to a baby. We were so excited when we found out that we were having twins! Being my first pregnancy, we were […]
Advanced Parenting At McDonald’s
Last Wednesday, I discovered that advanced parenting classes were being held at my local McDonald’s. Who knew that hidden among the greasy fried food, sugary fountain drinks, and cheap happy meal toys, was an opportunity to develop some parenting skills? The morning started early as I planned to meet a cleaning crew at our rental […]
The Misplaced Math Books
In her defense, my lovely 9-year-old daughter, Sarah, is one of the most loving people to ever have walked the earth. Her style of losing her patience is to tenderly whine and bat her long eyelashes and stare pitifully up at me with her giant, puppy dog eyes. It is nearly impossible to be upset […]
Messy Memories
I have been touched by a story of a young mother with four kids, almost the ages of mine, who was in a plane crash and has been in critical condition for several months with over 80% of her body burned. She had been keeping a blog for several years and had quite a following […]
Looking Back
How grateful I am to be a mother and a grandmother. Because of all that is required of a mother, I feel that I have walked, and continue to often walk, through the “refiners” fire.There have been those late nights attempting to get a new baby back to sleep and late nights waiting up […]
What I Love About Moms
About three weeks ago, I’d about had it with the bickering, the mess, and the endless list of tasks. Sometimes it feels like motherhood is all work and no rewards (you’ve been there, right?). That afternoon, my nine- and seven-year-old daughters gave me an invitation to a “Love You Festival” at 4 o’clock in their […]
A Snapshot of My Weekend
Each Monday in my daughter’s first grade class, the teacher hands out a paper with, “A Snapshot of my Weekend”, written across the top. The children are supposed to write a few sentences about what they did over the weekend and draw a picture to go with it. I always look forward to going through […]
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