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SUPERPOWERS

The other day I stood looking out of my kitchen window staring at my mother’s house (which is right next door) and thought to myself, ‘How did she survive this?’ Motherhood. It is so hard some days I think I’m going to lay down and die because my mind and body shouldn’t be able to withstand theContinue reading “SUPERPOWERS”

POMP

Saturday I was honored to sit as faculty at the commencement ceremony for the 2013 graduating class of Laurel University. This is not the first commencement I have attended as faculty, but Saturday was special in its own right. Saturday, a student graduated who started her journey at Laurel University almost 4 years ago, theContinue reading “POMP”

STAYCATION

Over Spring Break, the kids were home with me all week. Actually 10 days. That’s a long time. I still had to work, a lot, but they were home. Michael was working and had projects to complete. So I thought of a few things to do throughout the week….to reduce the amount of violence thatContinue reading “STAYCATION”

REACHING

Michael started our garden inside this year. We transformed our living room, temporarily, into a greenhouse (of sorts) to start all kinds of seedlings. Tomatoes, squash, cucumber, sugar snap peas, broccoli, and all the veggies that you can’t get enough of in the summer. My mouth waters just thinking about slathering a boatload of Duke’sContinue reading “REACHING”

INTENTIONS

This morning was going to be good. I had every intention of it. I had outfits laid out on the steps for the boys (I manage that about 4/7 days per week). I had cleaned up birthdayness. I usually save the icing in the fridge until Michael says weeks later, “You going to use thisContinue reading “INTENTIONS”

PERSPECTIVE

Last night Zachary had a fever. I knew it was Zachary before he got to my room. I could tell by his movements, the pace, the number of steps it took him to reach my room. In his faintest sigh, I knew it was him. I know my children. When he got to my roomContinue reading “PERSPECTIVE”

DEAR TEACHER

Dear Teacher, Today I registered my son for kindergarten. In August, I will walk him into your classroom and allow his mind to be molded by what you have prepared. My little boy is the one with the brightest blue eyes and the most concerned face. He’ll be the one who stands very closely toContinue reading “DEAR TEACHER”

NO

I have trouble with saying ‘no’ to things. I thought this was something I was good at, but I am not. Not. I think I came to fully realize it a few months ago. It was football season and there I was, standing in the rain, waiting for all 60 kids to get their picturesContinue reading “NO”

LIGHT

So here’s the thing…you can’t write a blog about Friday without writing a blog about Sunday. But I’ve been just staring at the screen. Having trouble finding the words… Maybe it’s because I write about my feelings so much. I feel a lot about the fact that He died for me…while I was yet a sinner. But the factContinue reading “LIGHT”

HEAVY

I love Christmas. Everything about it. Hustle, bustle, excitement, lights, sharing, food, gifts, the Reason, the music, the colors, everything. I love the length of time it takes to make the preparations. I love that we trouble ourselves with it. The arrival of the Christ-child sends me into the same frenzy as nesting before theContinue reading “HEAVY”