Observations, ramblings, and life lessons
I know that I do often enjoy being a mom. But I wish that joy was more open, unashamed, and expressive. I wish that I didn’t feel awkward talking about how full my heart is with nine children, fearful that it sounds hypocritical when I know I so often complain about how full my hands are. But really, “how rich I am, how truly, how wondrously blessed!”
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I have definitely had my share of disorganized and discouraging days, long nights of planning, and moments when I wondered if I should just send my children to school. But as I enter the last third of my oldest’s homeschool journey, I’m finally beginning to experience the rewards that many mothers before me have promised.
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It had been a long day, and Nathan and I were getting ready for bed when I cocked my head to one side and thought a minute. “I just realized something,” I told my husband, the idea slowly clarifying itself as I talked it out. “God has probably been trying to show me this for
I never know how to respond to this question, partly because I don’t think I do “it” very well (whatever “it” is), and partly because I assume the person asking isn’t really interested in any of the answers I have to give. But maybe they are . . . maybe I just need to prepare an articulate answer beforehand so that I can say something besides “Uhh, do what?” and, perhaps, make a small dent in some stereotypes.
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