Today I am grateful for
1. Not needing a new tire but only having to have the old one patched....
2. A delightful lunch and time of creativity with some very fun and lovely ladies.
3. Getting the little one to bed early so that I can get to bed early too!
what three beautfiul things are you grateful for today?
Thursday, January 02, 2014
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
I AM the "real" mom
The fact that I haven't posted here in a really long time gives me some anonymity so I can just go off for a minute. We've been having a bit of a conflict at our house as my little girl (now 7) has started throwing the "I want my REAL mom" out in the midst of conflict or even just drama. The back story here is that she is, in fact, my granddaughter whom I have been raising since she was a month old.
In support of every grandmother raising her grandchildren, every step mom raising her stepchildren and every adoptive mom, foster mom or whatever definition you carry let me just reassure you in your position... You are the real mom.
The real mom is there 24/7 cleaning up the messes, applauding the wins, wiping the tears, kissing the boo boos. The real mom is the one who washes the clothes and cooks the dinners, makes sure you do your homework and brushes your teeth. The real mom reads the stories to you, watches the movies with you and gives you a bath. She knows your favorite foods, colors, clothes. She gets up early in the morning and prompts you ten million times so that you get to school one more time before the bell rings. She packs your lunches and picks you up after school. she takes you to the park, to the library, to the museum, to the zoo and to the doctor, the dentist and the dollar store. She buys you medicine when you need it and toys when you don't. she buys you new shoes and ice cream and tooth paste and umbrellas and one more coloring book even though you have 14 at home already. She limits your screen time and your cookie consumption. She sleeps in your bed when you are sick or when the thunder is loud. She sacrifices everything to pray you into your destiny, encourages you in wise choices and gives you a push in the right direction if you need it. She will fight on your behalf and step between you and anyone who wants to hurt you.
You want the " real mom" ... You're looking at her ....this is as REAL as it gets..
In support of every grandmother raising her grandchildren, every step mom raising her stepchildren and every adoptive mom, foster mom or whatever definition you carry let me just reassure you in your position... You are the real mom.
The real mom is there 24/7 cleaning up the messes, applauding the wins, wiping the tears, kissing the boo boos. The real mom is the one who washes the clothes and cooks the dinners, makes sure you do your homework and brushes your teeth. The real mom reads the stories to you, watches the movies with you and gives you a bath. She knows your favorite foods, colors, clothes. She gets up early in the morning and prompts you ten million times so that you get to school one more time before the bell rings. She packs your lunches and picks you up after school. she takes you to the park, to the library, to the museum, to the zoo and to the doctor, the dentist and the dollar store. She buys you medicine when you need it and toys when you don't. she buys you new shoes and ice cream and tooth paste and umbrellas and one more coloring book even though you have 14 at home already. She limits your screen time and your cookie consumption. She sleeps in your bed when you are sick or when the thunder is loud. She sacrifices everything to pray you into your destiny, encourages you in wise choices and gives you a push in the right direction if you need it. She will fight on your behalf and step between you and anyone who wants to hurt you.
You want the " real mom" ... You're looking at her ....this is as REAL as it gets..
Thursday, February 28, 2013
Monday, December 19, 2011
New Things in The New Year
I just signed up for this challenge at Creative Every Day .... You should too!
Monday, December 05, 2011
Almost Christmas
Just 20 days until Christmas and then the year is gone. This one went really fast. Leading up to Christmas God has been speaking softly to me about anticipation, preparation and what it means to wait for the Lord. I've been considering what the shepherds were thinking that night before the heavenly host showed up. What was happening in the minds and the lives of the people in and around Bethlehem before Jesus suddenly arrived.
I have been in a delivery room on more than one occasion when i wasn't the one having the baby and its interesting how one moment everyone's attention is fixed on the woman struggling with the labor, the hustle and bustle of nurses and doctor's, the struggle and fears and anxiousness of it all and then suddenly there is another person in the room. All the pain and the struggle is set aside because everything is changed now. It will never be the same - the couple is now a family, a family has been increased, a world changer has arrived. In a moment everything is changed.
In my devotional this morning I read these words "We need to tell the world about a God that bursts on the scene with Good News."
xoxo
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I have been in a delivery room on more than one occasion when i wasn't the one having the baby and its interesting how one moment everyone's attention is fixed on the woman struggling with the labor, the hustle and bustle of nurses and doctor's, the struggle and fears and anxiousness of it all and then suddenly there is another person in the room. All the pain and the struggle is set aside because everything is changed now. It will never be the same - the couple is now a family, a family has been increased, a world changer has arrived. In a moment everything is changed.
In my devotional this morning I read these words "We need to tell the world about a God that bursts on the scene with Good News."
xoxo
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