I believe God works in this world and that He works in mysterious ways, ways that I will never understand. But when last week, I reconnected with a dear friend whom I haven’t seen for a bit, and she said the words, “Mere, I have these words. These words I have to share because I know other […]
Real Moms Don’t Judge
Once in a while in this blogging world you chance upon a kindred spirit, someone who gets it the way you get it and presses on through the crazy with a similar perspective. When I recently crossed paths with Sheila of Real Moms Don’t Judge, I knew I’d found such a person. Take a minute […]
The Burned Out Break
I snapped a few weeks ago. Completely, lost-my-crap, snapped. The truth was, I was burned out. This wasn’t just stress, this was a different level of desperation. Psychology differentiates between stress and burnout. I spend most of my days stressed and overwhelmed, which is likely what created my recent sorry state. It was a Wednesday, and I […]
Lower the Bar
I’ve been a bit rough of late–rougher than usual. Sickness, demanding work schedules and general lack of ability to manage this life gig have definitively booted showers into the “possible” category and well, let’s just say the playroom is temporarily off limits until some form a trail can be blazed through the horrifying clutter. Yet […]
Go! POW!
We pray with our kids. A few times a day for sure, more if the Spirit moves us or if we’re in the midst of a tantrum so epic, Mommy sees no other recourse but to wail to God, “Please give me patience to handle this horror–or a full lobotomy so I can remember none […]
Tooth Fairy 2.0
My son is a wee little guy. Aside from being a cute ball of love, he saves us a ton of cash by rocking the same sizes for years at a time. Needless to say, his physical development proceeds not at a soaring pace. So when all of his cohorts began losing their teeth, we spent a fair bit […]
They’re Friends
I’ve not yet shared the truth of when I first learned I was having a girl for my second baby: I sobbed some very agonized sobs. You see, it’s not that I was opposed to girls. I, in fact, am a girl and generally like girl-related stuff. The problem came into play in that I was beyond […]
How to Be a Happy Mommy
A friend who helps you grow is a boss blessing on this earth. Someone who helps you be a little kinder or laugh a little more, feel calmer in the scary storms of this life, or learn something smart and new? A true gift. I have a friend who does these things in spades, and she wows […]
The Mama’s Job
It was December 18th, we were on our way to an IEP meeting, and I was grouchy. Christmas-grouchy, to be specific. You know, the kind of grouchy where you are so overwhelmed with holiday tasks, having to participate with the world at large seems irksomely superfluous. I wasn’t in the mood to have a whole […]
You’ve Got This
It happened yesterday. I was having a Tuesday. A Tuesday still shadowed by post-holiday slumpiness and house mess. A Tuesday in January, no less. Why on earth God found fit to throw this horrid month into the year, I’ll never understand. I was stomping fabulously around the house, trying to watch a 4 yr. old, unpack […]
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