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Archive for the ‘Mom Thoughts’ Category
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Never judge your motherhood by just one day
Nobody can be harder on a mama than herself. We have all these things we tell ourselves about how we’re awful at motherhood, how we keep messing up, how we’re not doing it right, how we are doing the very …
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Because you’re mine
“Mommy, come!” ”Mommy, come here!”
This is the little voice I hear calling to me most mornings and after nap times. Sometimes my son switches it to call for daddy. And sometimes he gets desperate and just sobs without even …
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Looking forward to 2015
We are a week into 2015. There is something about a new year that seems fresh and hopeful. Well, most new years. My husband and I welcomed 2014 in with a stomach bug. That didn’t seem very hopeful. But, this …
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Small things for which to be thankful
I have learned many lessons about being thankful throughout my lifetime and I know I’ve got a lot left to go. I’ve learned to be thankful when I didn’t feel like it. I’ve learned to be thankful when times are …
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The light in my kitchen
I have a light over my kitchen sink. It’s a long fluorescent bulb and since we bought our house 10 years ago, we have never once changed the bulb. We have changed every other light bulb multiple times in a …
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The tediousness of motherhood
Sometimes life is tedious. Sometimes motherhood is tedious. I can’t tell you how many times I wash the same dishes, fold the same clothes, put away the same toys, do the same bedtime rituals, prepare the same snacks and read …
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Moms need Sabbaths, too
“Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy.” Exodus 20:8
I’ve been thinking about the concept of a day of rest lately. The Sabbath day keeps coming up to me in various ways. And every time it has lately, I’ve …
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Cheers for moms
Last week was my daughter’s fall break from PreK. Whenever she has a break, we try to do something fun for her. Last week it was going bowling for the first time. She’s been talking about wanting to bowl for …
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Prayer envelopes for preschoolers
I sort of have a craft for you today. I’ll take a moment to let that sink in for those of you who know me and/or have read my blog much. I am craft-challenged so if I have a craft …