Every feel like your life is one giant roller coaster? I do. Lately it totally feels like I’ve been on a roller coaster ride, and not one of those new smooth ones – one of the old-style wooden ones that constantly shakes, even when you’ve slowed down a bit! And I’m not a fan of roller coasters either. I don’t like feeling out of control,…
Category: Motherhood
Heart Changes and Thankfulness
It’s been a while since I’ve blogged! I love blogging, but the first trimester of pregnancy has kind of hit me like a mack truck, and I just haven’t been able to take the time for it. But something happened last weekend that I want to write about before emotions and memories start to fade. {Content warning: Some slightly graphic content below.} Things with my…
Pregnancy + Co-Sleeping + Refusing Solids = Sleepless Nights
As you can guess by the title of this post, we have had our share of sleepless nights around here. Last night was just awful. I was up most of the night with Avigail, until my dear husband sent me to the guest room to get a couple of hours of sleep before the day began. I’ve always been a huge proponant of attachment parenting,…
This Crazy, Beautiful Life
It’s been a crazy, busy month here in our home! In the past month, I have taken 3 trips out-of-state, leaving my kids (except Avigail) for the first and second times. It has been challenging, but it has been good. Even my trip to Minnesota for my uncle’s funeral was a good trip – getting to be there with my family for this difficult time…
Four Months of Grace, Thanks, Joy
“I run my fingers across the pages of the book. I read it slowly. In the original language, ‘He gave thanks’ reads ‘eucharisteo.’ I underline it on the page. The root word of eucharisteo is charis, meaning ‘grace.’ Jesus took the bread and saw it as grace and gave thanks. He took the bread and knew it to be gift and gave thanks. But there…
Cultivating a Peaceful, Purposeful Home
Home management is something really important to me. I’m pretty sure I would have completely lost my mind by this point if I wouldn’t have picked up these tips along the way. I originally prepared this material for a La Leche League enrichment meeting, knowing how valuable this sort of advice can be, especially for new moms. I thought I’d share it here in hopes…
Attachment Parenting… and the Bible, Part 1
Today I am going to start an 8-part series on attachment parenting and the Bible. I haven’t directly referenced attachment parenting on this blog before now, partly because I don’t want it to be the focus of this blog, and partly because I don’t like labeling myself as one “type” of parent. But, nonetheless, attachment-style parenting is really important to me. It has laid a…
My Baby is One!
Watermelon instead of cake for this baby! Yesterday, my baby girl turned one year old. It is a bittersweet day for me. I am so ecstatically happy that the Lord gave us Avigail – she is such a gift! Her sweet smile and gentle snuggles melt our hearts. Her love for her siblings brings a smile to my face on a constant basis. But her…
Getting Through the Dry Times
Internet has a funny way of altering reality, doesn’t it? I enjoy the outlets of social media such as Facebook and blogging, especially now that we’ve moved and I’m physically away from most of my friends. It’s great being able to stay connected online. But we all have a tendency to present only the best part of ourselves online, don’t we? It’s really not reality. …
Being a Servant Mother
Yesterday I wrote a quick note about the challenge that the Lord had placed before me yesterday. I didn’t realize it at the time, but the next chapter in “The Mission of Motherhood” is entitled, “The Servant Mother.” This morning, after my prayer and Bible study, I opened up my book to this next chapter and was deeply moved. I believe that HaShem showed me…