For years I’ve written about my life as a mom. In 2006, I started blogging as a mommy blogger. I wore that title proudly and as my writing focus has changed over the years, so has my title. Just this year, for example, I changed the title of this blog in anticipation of a very important event.
My oldest is going to college and leaving the nest. Continue reading
I wish I could say it was the day I mixed the colors and whites together in the laundry and all of our white socks and underwear had a tinge of blue on them.
I wish I could say it was the week I was too tired to cook dinner, leaving us to eat fast food every single night and experiencing the eventual financial and nutritional consequences for the rest of the month.
I even wish I could say it was when my sweet toddler boy suffered from several seizures a day – sometimes more than 50 – and there was absolutely nothing I could do about it.
But it wasn’t.
It was the day I learned that my family was under investigation by Child Protective Services, because of a choice I made. Continue reading
*Actual transcript of a text message conversation with one of my beloveds earlier this year.*
“Mom. Mom. Mom.
Mom, text me back.
Mom.
MOM.
J.Cole has announced his concert dates and will be in Dallas in August.
MOM.
I want to go.
MOM.
I need to go.
MOM.
I just left class to find my siblings and tell them.
MOM.
We need to go. Tickets go on sale this Friday.”
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If you’re wondering why there is no response from me in the transcript, it’s because there was none. In teenspeak, said child spammed me. This means the text message sender intentionally sent back-to-back to back messages and never gives the receiver the opportunity to respond. Spamming is a texting method used solely for dramatic effect. And when you know my family, you know that we all have a flair for the dramatic. Continue reading
I’m so excited to be a part of Brooke McGlothlin’s Gospel Centered Mom book tour! This post was inspired by her new book, Gospel Centered Mom. Click here to visit Brooke’s website and learn how to purchase her book.
It’s 10:00 pm on a Wednesday night. It’s summer and the kids are in-between camps and organized activities, so there’s no scheduled place to be in the morning. They are also hyped from the evening’s bible study and worship service at church. For them, the words bed-time are not within range.
“Mom, we’re going to have a midnight snack. You want some pancakes?”
Unlike them, I have to work in the morning but the idea of late-night pancakes sounded delightful.
When you live with teenagers, you often hear things that you wish you didn’t. Sometimes as a mom, I hear things that I think are bad, but honestly, they really aren’t. They are simply using a different way of communicating. The rule regarding some of these words in our house is simple: As long as it isn’t disrespectful I’ll typically allow it – but I have to understand it. The biggest catch in deciphering teen speak is understanding that it changes all the time. A phrase may be popular this week and outdated next week. That is enough to drive anyone a little crazy. Continue reading
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