In silence we stood in the steamy bathroom in silence when I whispered, “You don’t think you’re good enough do you? I saw her looking at herself, and I could see the mental list Cheyenne was checking off in her head. Her hair — too curly. Her complexion — not perfect. Her height — too…
Blogger friends gather around me and breath deep. My site (Detour2Motherhood.com) died today–no back up. Nada. Zip. Zilch. Between the site for teenage moms, their mentors, counselors, teachers, parents, etc and all the walls I’ve hit with trying to get my manuscript done, this was the last straw. This mama sat down and cried after…
A note to my new subscribers and mama friends. If I could just reach through this screen right now, I’d hug you and hand you a cup of caramel drizzle coffee. I’m a mom to three: Cheyenne (almost 15), Elijah 7, and Tori Grace is five and my hubby and I just renewed our vows…
Ugh. It’s Friday afternoon, the week has been BRUTAL–as in no breaks, extra pressure, unexpected deadlines, disasters, concerned emails and phone calls from teachers, and kids who seemed to have turned into wolves; and then my phone chirps. A text reminding me this evening is Date Night. Just to be sure, I check the family…
It seems like school just barely got into full swing when the letters arrive. The letters are documents of my daughter’s IEP from last year and what the school wants to address this year. Instead of dreading them like most parents, I look forward to it. For years, our daughter struggled in school until we…
Morning mamas. I’ve been up since 4:15 and loving it. My facebook status at 5:30 this morning was: Peace, wisdom, love, and relationship have been discovered during the 4 a.m. hour this last week. What was seemingly distant was shrouded in the quiet hours. Love my coffee and Bible time. Why on earth am I…