I am strong. I am living in the light. Life is good. I am grateful. I am filled with joy. I am blessed. And I am embracing every passing moment of life
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It was my son’s 6th birthday the other day, and as most mothers do…I happily trotted down memory lane. First, I visualized the delightful delivery, as posted prior to this entry. Then,
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“Natural Child Birth” January 28th, 2006 3:12AM: My 9-month-old ‘in uterus’ baby literally stands up inside of me and awakens me in a terrified state. (seriously- standing up in my belly, as
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What is Normal? With things finally going back to normal around here, I have found myself realizing that normal is a relative word. I have been spending much of my time wondering
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Happy New Year to all you beautiful moms out there!!! Hope it came in with much joy and excitement filled with lots of kids screaming and running amuck! Now is the dreaded time
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“Wordless Groans…” I was looking for a movie to watch while I exercised, and came across The Passion of the Christ and thought it would be a good one to watch. I haven’t seen it since it came out and
Do you all remember Ilene from The Fierce Diva Guide To Life? She was just here sharing her thoughts on Divorce: In Defense of Ex-Husbands. Well now it’s MY turn!!! YIPPEE!!! I get to go over to her lovely place
Today I have a very wonderful and amazing new friend over at my place. I am SO glad I found her in this vast blogosphere! Her posts are always something beautifully written and incredibly thought-ful. I always love that in
Just When… Just when I am feeling discouraged that my kids don’t understand gratitude and fall short in so many values I constantly try to teach them… My friend shares how beautifully they behaved during an evening out and how
To the little girl who shared her worries about moving up to second grade, as she struggled to read her book. I hear you, sweet child. I hate your anxiety at such a precious innocent age. I won’t forget your
Dear readers, I have decided to start a series on Sundays. As we trudge through this amazing and challenging life together, I thought I would share my thoughts, my devotions, and my prayers with you… If you would like to
I am traveling yet again my friends… I know. It’s been quite a doozer of a season hasn’t it? I have absolutely LOVED hanging with my blogging friends and hope that you have possibly met some new people through my
I started this whole parenting journey with fear and insecurity. I listened to all the voices and tried to follow everyone’s direction without realizing that I too, had a voice in this mothering miracle. I too, was worthy of deciding
Do you ever wonder how some people survive such horrific tragedies? How a person perseveres through the painful adjustment to a completely changed life? I do. Today I share a story about someone who spoke at my church long ago…
Today I am blessed with the wise words of my dear friends Kathy and Melinda from Mothering From Scratch! Their site is one of encouragement and inspiration through all their posts and Momtor contributors alike. If you haven’t stopped by