“But what I have that my 20-year-old self didn’t have?
I know who I am. I did when I was 20 too. But that person who I was at 20 has been tested and tried in some brutal fires of life. It changed me as life always does. I know who I am with new confidence born of going to the bedrock of my beliefs and finding the foundation to build the rest of my life on.”
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“We had just found out the week before that we would be moving to Memphis TN. We were having profound difficulties with one of our children that I found devastating as a Mother.” Read more. . .
“To me, it doesn’t matter if it’s a natural birth, a C-Section, or an adoption. Getting beautiful children born into the world and raised is beautiful, worthy, and one of the hardest things you will ever do.” Read more…
This has led me to recognize the fallibility of this idea. Men are responsible for their own actions and choices. Just as women are. They don’t get a pass just because they are hard-wired for wanting sex. Men determine their course for themselves.
Girls need to be taught to look for problems in their world and then be empowered to make changes and build things that can institute those changes. Girls are traditionally more drawn to making changes for the better in our world. Giving them the tools to do that makes STEM subjects much more appealing to them. Read more…
I recently contemplated going back to work after a break of 10 years and have sent out a few resumes. Someone who was helping me with my search recently asked, “What would your perfect job be?” That stumped me for a minute. What was my perfect job? And then it hit me. I’ve had my perfect job for the last 11 years. I just never realized it.
All my life I’ve wanted to be a Mom. I have two kids and would have liked a few more but that wasn’t the cards I was dealt. I’ve been extremely blessed that most of the time since my children were born I’ve been able to be a stay-at-home Mom.
But my Motherhood has not come easy, or without lots of trials as Motherhood often does. There have been times when we’ve had to make life-changing decisions about one of our children. My husband has deployed to Iraq and has spent a lot of our married life apart from us due to the military or other work. There are all the sleepless nights (and I like my sleep!), endless messes, endless headaches, never a private moment once your first child leaves your womb. That is what Motherhood is.
But Motherhood is also those sweet tender moments cuddling that sweet babe. Kissing those kissable cheeks. Watching them as they experience the wonder of the world is magical. Watching them become more and more independent as the years go on makes you simultaneously want to celebrate their accomplishments and their needing you less, and make you want to cry.
The job I have had for the last 11 years has been the hardest job I’ve ever held. But I wouldn’t trade it for anything. My kids are my world.
It’s time to start a new chapter in my life, likely it still won’t be working outside the home due to the issues we experience with our son and autism. But it’s time to shift focus a little. I will forever be grateful that I have had this opportunity to be just, “An Ordinary Mom”.
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“Yesterday was a win…Today is not. Anxiety is a crazy unpredictable thing…
Because working and getting to know each other and building up families is the only way to break down race boundaries and prejudice.
It doesn’t matter wether you are married or single, childless or not, we can all contribute.
