When she became a tween and through her teen years my daughter’s room was the safest room in our home. The very room we should hide all of our valuables in, for if our home was ever broken into even the thief would be so overwhelmed upon entrance to her room he would have shuddered and made a fast retreat to a more organized part of the home. What the heck happened to my “clean up, clean up...everybody, everywhere...clean up, clean … [Read more...]
Thread Bare Bedroom Slippers…Mean What?
Avoidance maximus. It is really rather pathetic of me. I have finally embraced the truth that God has created me to be a writer, yet many days I avoid the keyboard. It’s as if the potential for failure to effectively communicate is so great that it is easier to just not go there. The voices in my head shouting “who would want to read what you write anyway” are so very loud. The reality that most of what I read remains safely tucked away in … [Read more...]
Got Courage & A Junk Drawer?
Today you can find my thoughts on being a Courageous Woman while staring submission right in the face over at MomLife Today. Here at Be The Mom...I want to share with you a sweet MOMent I had this morning...I was looking for something in my bedside table and pushed to the back of the drawer I found a sweet little pile of homemade love. My kids are now 19 and 16...building into them while they were young did matter moms, we have a … [Read more...]
Mom Fail, That Involves Smoke & Firetrucks
It seemed like a reasonable idea at the time. My husband, children and I were visiting friends out of state to attend a wedding. The day of the wedding we were up and running – well, most of us were. Hubby and daughter had left to go to the store, but my son was still asleep. My friend’s husband was out and about and she and I wanted to go take a walk. My then nine year old son was asleep and we had discussed the night before that if he woke … [Read more...]
Cinderella Mom Finds Prince Charming
All around me there were men looking rather dapper in their suits and ties, most with a healthy pink glow on their faces due to the afternoon hiking fun they had just enjoyed with their wives. Their smiles were extra broad as they glided through the room accompanied by their beloved wives dressed in feminine loveliness. Excitement was in the air as we were gathering for our dinner in the large dining room. Tables of eight were laden with … [Read more...]
Random MOMents – Summer Memory Gratitude Edition
Well, summertime is officially over. And that got me to thinking about summer and lots of sweet memories began tumbling through my head - which led to me feeling immeasurably grateful. Which led to this list of Random MOMents I am grateful for from this summer: witnessing selflessness in college students the warmth of sunshine the warmth of sonshine chocolate lava cake making new friends cooling breezes giggles of little … [Read more...]
Nice – Parent Rap
Great video - ya gotta appreciate this! … [Read more...]
No Perfect Moms
There are no perfect moms and certainly as a woman who wrote a book titled Be The Mom I hope anyone who sees that book will inquire further and learn that my heart behind the book is simply to exhort moms to step into their God given role as a mom with a quiet resolve to do so with intentionality and purpose. As C.S. Lewis said, "The homemaker has the ultimate career. All other careers exist for one purpose only, and that is to support the … [Read more...]
Doing Laundry For Fun!
In Be The Mom I talk about doing chores together as a family and trying to make even chores an opportunity to bond and build relational equity with your children. I suggest that it is wise to make doing things around the house more about the relationship and character building and less about perfect chore completion. With repetition and effort there is continuous improvement in children. I know sometimes it is tough moms cause we could get … [Read more...]
Are You Adopted?
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