Motherhood

Room With A View

July 24, 2011

I am typing this post from a fourth floor room at a hotel in Pennsylvania. The boys and I are tagging along with McDaddy on a business trip, which we often do during summer vacation. One of my first things to do when we arrive at the hotel, is to look out the window to [...]

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Mother’s Day Miracles

May 9, 2011

I had a glorious Mother’s Day weekend with my people. And even though I did not take this shot, I set it up for my dad and then had to talk him through the process fifteen times, so I had to include it. I kicked off the weekend with one of my favorite activities – [...]

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Learning As I Go

April 12, 2011

McDaddy and I attend a lovely little church. It is a small Bible believing, God fearing, non-denominational church. In our Sunday school class (Foundations) this past week, our Pastor’s wife (Susie) taught a wonderful lesson on parenting. She is a licensed [middle school] counselor and mother of four boys. She gave some really good parenting tips and at times [...]

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The Joy Of My Life

March 8, 2011

I spent most of the day sitting at my dining room table with three other PTA mothers processing cookie dough orders. It was the second fund-raiser of the year for Stevie’s school and was necessary because the budget for this school year has not been met. After processing 168 orders ($23,000) I am pleased to say our fund-raising [...]

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Bearing Scars

October 22, 2010

The scars are easily visible. They are dense and come in all sizes. The surface is permanently marred. It is forever changed. The scars remain regardless of the treatment or care given to them. The scars serve to remind me and I am glad they are there. It hasn’t always been that way mind you. When they were new [...]

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I Love It!

June 18, 2010

I love it when these guys   both end up in my bed so we can “cuddle” because they are the best cuddlers in the world and we talk about what we will do that day. I love it when they wrap their gangly arms around my neck and squeeze me tightly. I love it [...]

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I Am Not THAT Mother.

May 23, 2010

We had an awesome anniversary weekend. It wasn’t as awesome as last year’s anniversary. You know, the one we spent together in the Caribbean. Um, because as you may or may not remember McDaddy was deployed in Cuba and the boys and I left Guantanamo Bay on our anniversary after spending a glorious week with [...]

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Potty Talk

April 8, 2010

For some unknown reason, my boys have business to tend to within minutes of returning home from school. And by business, I mean business. It tickles me that everyday after school, my sweet Alex yells at the top of his little lungs, “Can someone please come wipe my bottom?” It tickles me because 97.9% of the time, I [...]

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A Fly On The Wall

January 24, 2010

Our home is a joyful place. Except when two of its members are squabbling over the same version of Lightning McQueen. Or the youngest of its members forgets that his teeth are only for chewing food. Even then, the McResidence is a great place to be. Things seldomgo awry. The situation rarely escalates to a point where an [...]

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In A Split Second

November 25, 2009

On Sunday, we learned that a little boy in Stevie’s first grade class most likely had leukemia. Heartbroken at the news that a little boy who has been a part of my son’s life for the past four years was seriously ill, I prayed that God would heal his body and be with his family [...]

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