A blogger that I read recently hosted a call for motherhood essays and I got to wondering what my essay would look like. Here’s the result. My picture of motherhood was formed early by my own mother. She wasn’t a perfect mother but then, I don’t believe in perfect mothers. She was, however, a terrific mother. She loved us. She […]
In Mark 8:35 we read: “For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel’s, the same shall save it.” – Christ and the Children For awhile now I’ve been trying to get at the source of the anger I feel when I’m dealing with Andrew’s difficult behaviors. I […]
My friend, Carol (not the Carol in the story), recently posted the following on her blog and I was reminded again of the importance of all the quiet work moms do, so I’m following suit … This is an excerpt from The Invisible Woman by Nicole Johnson… It all began to make sense, the blank stares, the lack of response, […]