Sharing again my “Honest Moments – Remember to Laugh.” Make sure to hop on over to Keri’s Living in This Season as well today! When life is hard, we can laugh. Whenever life is sad, we can laugh. When life is busy, we can laugh. Whenever life is confusing, we can laugh. Ok, some things are not funny – but one thing I have come to love is this: My children can always make me laugh….
Honest Moments: My Birth Story didn’t go as planned… On Wednesday, May 14 2008, I left school at noon because I had an appointment at 4:00 that afternoon. Jason got off work early so he met me there and was in the room when the nurse practitioner came in and basically said that I had Preeclampsia (high blood pressure and protein in my urine) and I was going to go to the hospital. The doctor came in minutes later. We…
Our children need so much from us. They need us to feed them, dress them, play with them, and teach them. Some days I get so busy with the discipline and training that I forget grace. “Some days I get so busy with the discipline and training that I forget grace.” Sometimes for me:It is easy to correct, discipline, huff and puff, and sigh. It’s hard to love, direct, guide, listen, stay calm, and give grace. …
In today’s Honest Moments – Jesus is Better than Coffee, I’m talking about exhaustion in motherhood. I was not a coffee drinker until I had my second son. Being up with a newborn was one thing. It was adding a two-year-old to the mix that complicated my sleep patterns. I’ve heard the “experts” say that for every hour of sleep you lose, you have to sleep two hours to make it up. I’m about six years behind. Some days…