I'm a mother of three, five and under. I'm a wife to a perpetual student. (Seriously, just graduate already - I mean, "I support you, honey.") I'm a child to the only Father who can claim to be Perfect, and I study under Him daily in hopes of learning from the Best.
I believe in breastfeeding, natural childbirthing, cloth-diapering, co-sleeping, baby-wearing, and attachment parenting.
Compared to the bottle-feeding, Pampers-wearing, crib-sleeping, day-caring world around me, I thought maybe that qualified me as a Natural Mommy.
Tinkerbell My mom picked out the pattern and fabric. But she wasn’t able to start it. So I took over. The wings were $0.50 at a garage sale last summer. The Crocodile Pieced together from Goodwill. Foam board for teeth and eyes from Hobby Lobby. Peter Pan I must have forgotten to take a picture [...]
Filed under: Meet-and-Greet-Mondays on October 30th, 2010 | 4 Comments »
I know many of you check here for updates and worry when there are none. Thank you. Thank you for your comments and prayers. Believe me, I have felt them. There’s no way I would have the strength and peace of mind I have now without the prayers God is putting on your hearts. She’s [...]
Filed under: My Mom on October 26th, 2010 | 6 Comments »
October 19, 2010 I came over a little before three, and Rich left soon after to do work and go to a meeting. So it was just Mom and me. I summarized my thoughts on finishing strong. She said “Yes” emphatically. I asked her if she could look back and see God’s purpose in her life. [...]
Filed under: My Mom on October 21st, 2010 | 6 Comments »
During pregnancy and labor, I feel at peace with my situation. I have accepted what is happening and what is yet to come. I’ve read about it. I’ve envisioned it. I’ve prepared for it. I am confident in the outcome. But there comes a time, every time, when all that acceptance slips away. And I [...]
Filed under: My Mom on October 18th, 2010 | 9 Comments »
Rich (my step-dad) has been talking with others who have lost loved ones to cancer, trying to figure out what to expect. And when to expect it. It seems common for people in my mom’s condition to stop eating. Entirely. After which they last about 10 days. My mom stopped eating on Thursday. —————————————————————— So [...]
Filed under: My Mom on October 17th, 2010 | 10 Comments »
October 15, 2010 She went about five steps backwards today. What little she ate today came back up. She can’t walk by herself. She just lies on the couch. The hospital bed came today. But she doesn’t want to get in it. I sat by her on the couch and just scratched her back for [...]
Filed under: My Mom on October 17th, 2010 | 6 Comments »
Did I tell you about the passport dilemma? I filled out the application with just barely 6 weeks to spare (and they recommend allowing 4-6 weeks). I joked that I was half-hoping it wouldn’t come in time. But since then, I’ve had 20 mile runs. Twice. And I would hate for that to have been in [...]
Filed under: The Ramblings on October 7th, 2010 | 4 Comments »
With the huge exception that instead of bringing a new life into the world, you’re preparing to be taken out of it. She’s nesting. My mom has never had the motto, “A place for everything and everything in its place.” She has always been too busy with life to bother organizing a stack of papers [...]
Filed under: My Mom on October 5th, 2010 | 3 Comments »
