How is it almost the end of October? I feel like I blinked and suddenly, the leaves have turned into shades of golden yellow, orange and red. I’ve always enjoyed fall. The crisp air and bright hues always gave me a sense of peace. The trees lose their leaves, but they leave a blank slate for beautiful new leaves to form next spring. This October, I cannot help but compare the trees to my…
To say that today was a hard day of parenting would be an understatement. Lots of tears, yelling, more tears. It was just an overall off day. On our way to church there was another blow up. I’d like to say it was from one of the kids, but it was from me. Failure. Thoughts of being a failure as a mother came rushing in. While in church, Jack never seemed to stay quiet…
Today has been a day. Or should I say one hour of my day has been a day. I woke up with a dull headache and have been utterly exhausted all day. I managed to make it to dinner time. I took the easy way out and gave the kids hotdogs and potato salad. Only to be told by Riley that she no longer likes hot dogs and hates potato salad. I had finally started…
You’re the best Mommy! Those four words are what I heard as I let my daughter lick the brownie batter. Less than hour before we were in a screaming match over not letting her have ice-cream at 10am. In hindsight I see that to my daughter I really am the best mommy. Me yelling and being short tempered are all temporary and what my daughter focuses on is the present moment. As…
As I reflect on this past holiday weekend, I have such an array of emotions. Last night while I sat on my back deck getting glimpses of distant fireworks, I also saw lightening bugs. Lightening bugs are something that I have missed from my childhood. The last few years, I looked for lightening bugs and they were no where to be found. Yesterday though they lit up the sky! It was nostalgia. It brought back…
