I’ve been a Christian for 30 years. I know that God walks with me and is always there for me, but the moments that I’ve been absolutely certain of His physical and spiritual presence beside me are few. But when God shows up like that, there is no mistaking it. Giving birth to Logan, my second born, was such a difference than what I went through with my first. Everything went smoother, quicker, and easier. I was able to avoid a c-section which ...
Finding Joy
Are You an Ordinary Mom?
I decided to create a checklist to help you better understand whether or not you’re an Ordinary Mom. This isn’t the end-all, be-all of ordinariness, of course, but if a few of these sound familiar, you might want to go ahead and hop on the Ordinary bus with me. You Might Be an Ordinary Mom if… You have to move the laundry in order to go to bed. You’ve stashed dirty dishes when company was coming and you didn’t have time to ...
The Life Plan
When you find out you are pregnant for the first time, it’s exciting, but it’s also a little scary. The idea of giving birth to a human can be a bit intimidating for any woman. Luckily, there are Lamaze and birthing classes available to help prepare you for the big event. I remember CJ and I going through those classes when I was pregnant with Corban. Something they taught us there has always stuck with me—the creation of a birth plan. Our ...
A Cup of Courage
For the last week I have been enamored with a plastic object. It started late in the week. I was heading off to work and I saw that someone had dropped one of those insulated cups made to look like a fast food drink cup. You know the kind... This one was clear with a green tinted lid. It was lying on its side next to a car parked at the curb. It looked as if someone had accidentally knocked it out of the car as they were getting out. My ...
The Dating Game
Sassy doesn't have her own phone. According to her, she is the only person her age who doesn't have one, but we still aren't giving in. However, she does have friends she would like to talk to sometimes and so I've let her give out my number before so they can call and text on my phone. Apparently I should have been more specific as to how and to whom she gives my number to. Yesterday, I received a "hey" text from a number I didn't recognize. ...
Into the Forge
I had an epiphany of sorts about a year or so ago, and since then it's been stuck in the back of my head. Some days it's a constant voice in my ear and other days it's only a faint background noise, but it's always there. I haven't wanted to share it before because I felt that I needed to get the words right first. This wasn't something I just wanted to slap up onto my blog haphazardly; it needed to be molded, shaped, worked into the kind of ...
The Sum of Our Parts
"I'd imagine the whole world was one big machine. Machines never come with any extra parts, you know. They always come with the exact amount they need. So I figured, if the entire world was one big machine, I couldn't be an extra part. I had to be here for a reason." ---Hugo Cabret from the movie Hugo That quote is one of the reasons I fell in love with Hugo. How many of us go through life seeking our purpose? We devour books ...
One Flew Right Into the Cuckoo’s Nest
Have I ever told you that I once drove myself to a "Mental Health Facility" and wasn't entirely sure that I would be allowed to leave? If you've never heard about that whole incident, you're out of luck--it's a story for another time.But lately I've been thinking about mental hospitals. Specifically, I've been considering checking into one. Seriously. I think they've gotten a bad rap over the years. I've been doing a little research and I've ...
Domestic Enemies of the Slacker Mom
One of my favorite blogs to follow is Rants From Mommyland. The ladies over there have the same irreverent sense of humor as me and they never fail to cause my tea to come spewing out my nose (a compliment, I assure you). One of the topics they've covered is domestic enemies of a mother--a homeschool mom, a military mom, a single mom, an urban mom--you get the idea. I've loved every post but I couldn't help but notice they've neglected a mom-type ...
Lessons I’ve Learned From My Children
I've been a parent for 12 years now and I am proud to say that I have actually learned something from my children. In an effort to help those who may not be as far along in the whole parenting thing as I am, I thought I would share those life lessons my children have been so good as to impart upon me. Lesson #1: No One Will Die From Eating Food Off The Floor Yeah, I know, the 5 Second Rule kinda grosses me out, too, and I'm not saying I'm about ...