motherhood – Page 2 – coatsquotes

SUMMER

I normally get excited about organizing school supplies and getting new school clothes for the boys. But, whatever. It’s pencils and I’m over them. And boys back to school shopping is boring. There is only so much you can do with a t-shirt. My woes for the end of summer are endless and more exaggeratedContinue reading “SUMMER”

PLAY

So…I don’t want to put Shaun T or Jane Fonda out of a job, but I think I’ve found the most effective workout routine. Play with your kids. Michael has deemed this summer a summer focused on our family. We need it. Our kids have sacrificed a LOT of time with us because of seminaryContinue reading “PLAY”

SEED

Last week I was afraid I had been ripped off because it was too busy a week to be a summer week. I took the kids to a VBS at a friend’s church, prepared for my first-ever sermon (no biggie), and I had to get Nolan to camp which turned out to be drama. IContinue reading “SEED”

FLY

Today I am going to take my baby to camp. For four days and three nights. It seems like such a long time. Isn’t that how long the Israelites wandered in the desert? I think I’m going to feel a bit lost without him here. He’s such a part of our day. The constant ideas, arguing,Continue reading “FLY”

BOYS

My dad always said girls were made of sugar and spice and everything nice, and that boys were made of snakes and snails and puppy dog tails. He was right. Boys love gross things. Last night, Zachary tooted, laughed and said, “my fart is refreshing.” There is a smell coming from Nolan’s bookbag that IContinue reading “BOYS”

NEVER

Sometimes my kids drive me so crazy, I actually feel like a bonafide lunatic. That’s the reality of having 2 small and 1 medium boys (they have recategorized themselves). There are a lot of ‘I would never’s’ that I’ve had to eat in the past seven years. It is so easy to be a good parentContinue reading “NEVER”

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”

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”

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”