As the leaves are shifting colors and the millenials are rushing to grab their long-awaited pumpkin spice lattes, I’m passing into a new season that’s eliciting emotions as variegated as the shades of fall. I’m now a school mom. My kids are going to school. One in kindergarten, one in preschool, which means that forContinue reading “Swan song for the little season”
Tag Archives: Motherhood
How my blog was almost called ‘My A Cup Runneth Over’
Lemme tell you about this brilliant intro I wrote for the post that I had planned to publish when rolling out my new blog name. It was distinctively captivating, inspired and innovative, bursting with terrible puns suggestive of Top Chef writers with Tourette’s. I had planned to publish Heart to Pen: The inside story, butContinue reading “How my blog was almost called ‘My A Cup Runneth Over’”
Kindergarten
This boy is going to kindergarten. This boy is a little nervous, more than a little excited, and so very eager to learn and engage in the world around him. This boy has an inquisitive mind, a servant heart, and a mischievous twinkle in his eye that both disturbs and delights those entrusted with hisContinue reading “Kindergarten”
#HonorAllMoms
Mom. A word that evokes… So many labels: Biological. Adoptive. Foster. Expectant. Bereaved. “Real.” Birth. Legal. Spiritual. Single. Working. Stay-at-home. Soccer. Helicopter. Teen. Grand. Great-grand. God. In-law. In-love. So many descriptions: Sleep-deprived. Stressed. Worn out. Exasperated. Caring. Strong. Selfless. Gracious. So many emotions: Grief. Bitterness. Worry. Disappointment. Joy. Pride. Gratitude. Love. So many seasons: New.Continue reading “#HonorAllMoms”
My Pinterest party is better than yours
I had a sobering revelation the other day. While texting a friend about planning speakers and activities for our moms’ group, I discovered a major shortcoming in my life, and perhaps fatal flaw in my involvement helping lead this group: I have no marketable skills to offer other moms. Fellow mamas have come and sharedContinue reading “My Pinterest party is better than yours”
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