Here’s the truth, we all work so hard to make sure that we “appear” that we have it all together. When we have a friend coming over, we clean our house and have a shower and straighten our hair and put on makeup. By the time company has arrived, we have spent the whole day […]
The Mountain of Motherhood
The mountain that’s in front of me never goes away. It is always looming, seeming to grow. I work hard to chip away at it. I make lists of things to do and strategies of how I will get it done and I sweat and I cry and I labor. Slow and steady, sometimes fast […]
Finding Contentment in Motherhood
As a mom of five young children, the whole “Wow, you must be busy!” seems a little anticlimactic. I am not busy! I am a supersonic jet who ran out of fuel long ago. I’m running on fumes people! I am the little lady (who looks far too young to have this many kids, gasp!)Â at […]
Ode to Motherhood
Motherhood is hard, many days I find myself on my knees asking God for strength to face yet another whiny day or handle that sibling rivalry for the hundredth time. This is my somewhat humorous “Ode to Motherhood.” May it bring a smile to your face in the midst of your own stage in the […]
A Relaxing Sunday Nap? Think Again!!!!!!
Today, I tried to have a nap. Why did I do that? With 5 kids you would think I had accepted the fact that those days are behind me. But in my everlasting state of exhaustion, I missed my Sunday nap so bad today I couldn’t resist the call of sweet sweet slumber. So I […]
Masking: the Female Inclination to Say one Thing and Think Another
It has come to my attention that we, mothers/wives/women, have a problem. I will label it “masking”. We ALL do it at some time or another. I rarely come upon someone who does not, and often when I do I find them tactless and offensive. Ah, a conundrum indeed. Take the Quiz Find out if […]
