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A Good Mom: How to Love Yourself Unconditionally

November 29, 2016

What I’m feeling must be who I am, right? How easy it is to swing from Super Mom to Super Fail all by what happens next.

A good mom. It can seem like a unrealistic phenomenon. But you are one. You just need to learn how to love yourself unconditionally. My family has been sick for what feels like forever. The month of November has not been kind to us. Each time someone starts looking puny, my hand reaches for their […]

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Motherhood: How to Handle the Unexpected

November 12, 2016

Being a mom has meant an induction into an unexpected hall of fame. One not as shiny as outside impressions would have you think.

Being a mom has meant an induction into an unexpected hall of fame. One that is not as shiny as outside impressions would have you think. Here’s how to handle the unexpected. Motherhood sure has been a very unexpected journey. In January, celebrated my six birth day. My eldest will turn 6 and I will […]

Filed Under: kids and faith, motherhood, parenting

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Motherhood: When the Temperature of the Day Dictates Our Value

November 5, 2016

ther{MOM}eter learning to rise above the comparison game

Motherhood can be really challenging but don’t let the temperature of your day dictate your value. Being a mom is hard! It can be downright defeating when you are continually basing your success as a parent on what you feel, how you stack up to others, and the all too telling litmus test of “are […]

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Instagram post 2191962183171328979_4135170908 I only wanted a Ken doll. ⁣
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With all the dolls I possessed named Barbie and Skipper, one would think I’d be happy to simply accessorize. Plastic shoes and shimmering outfits were aplenty. ⁣⁣
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But no Ken. ⁣⁣
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Then, my younger brother opened the most unusual gift on his birthday. ⁣⁣
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The Hawaiian button up shirt and silky board shorts were unmistakable. His plastic smile and blue-green eyes greeted me from across the room. ⁣⁣
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O fortuitous arrival! My Barbies would have a man! ⁣⁣
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Of course- that meant playing with my brother. ⁣⁣
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With two years separating us, I found his company to be tolerable. Similar to an unimpressed cat with an enthusiastic puppy. ⁣⁣
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Could I risk inviting him into my world? Perhaps. Yes. I think we can make this work, I reasoned. ⁣⁣
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So began the integration of worlds. Barbies and GI Joes. My Little Pony and Micro Machines. A society of plastic and metal would gather together- for the delight of both my brother and I- to play. ⁣⁣
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