This week’s Letter to my Sisters “The ‘I Wills’ of Motherhood” Posted on May 10, 2007 By pamela The ‘I Wills’ of Motherhood I can’t handle this job.” “I can’t do this.” “I’m never going to make it through this.” Have you have said those words? I know I have and at the time, I really meant them. And I will likely really mean them if/when I say… Read more
The Quilt of Motherhood Posted on May 10, 2007 By pamela Those first two little teeth… those same little teeth that made their debut five years earlier mark a milestone in that little one’s life, when they begin to have a bit more space in that growing jaw and then become wiggly in delighted little fingers. With probably the same thrill… Read more
The Apron: Motherhood’s Uniform Posted on May 9, 2007 By pamela I just came in from receiving a package from the UPS man. He stops by every few days to bring packages for my husband. And it dawned on me today that he is always greeted by a little caravan of children on bicycles or skates or, on rainy days, leaning… Read more
A Mother Worthy of Remembrance Posted on May 8, 2007June 10, 2011 By pamela A Mother Worthy of Remembrance No matter who you are, where you live, what your age… the very mention of the word “mother” likely conjures up many emotions. Even when we mothers look at ourselves in the mirror, we undoubtedly have mixed emotions as to who we are, what we… Read more
traditions of motherhood Posted on May 7, 2007 By pamela I’ve come to believe that having traditions or the “we always did_________” is probably one of the most important things a mother can do for her children and family. I can’t think of a better way to be remembered than by the children looking forward to or looking back… Read more
The breakfast table epiphany Posted on May 6, 2007 By pamela Some of the best experiences or most meaningful moments have happened around our family breakfast table. It’s where we pray, where we eat, where we talk together, where we study the Word together and where we clarify and define what the Word is saying to us — what we should… Read more
The season in the sun Posted on May 5, 2007 By pamela So, we were sitting at the breakfast table – the three additional chairs added to the coziness (I said, cozy-ness, not craziness) we experienced yesterday morning. After all the honey drizzled oatmeal was served and the glasses and sippy-cups were filled with milk, the clanking of spoons scooping around the… Read more
Motherhood… Don’t just get through it (continued) Posted on May 3, 2007 By pamela The sobering fact of the “just get through it” advice many women hear and heed is that in the end it’s just a lie. And in the end, they know it. Today’s message may well be a downer. Take heart… there’s a method to this seeming madness… I know a… Read more
Motherhood isn’t something to just “get through” Posted on May 2, 2007 By pamela When I first started blogging, I just wrote about stuff that was going on around me, sites I’d come across in my world-wide-web travels – cool stuff and helpful stuff… in addition, I wrote about what I thought of what was going on in “the church” today and the daily… Read more
home’s cool Posted on March 22, 2007 By pamela I needed to write an article for the next issue of Making It Home magazine. And I thought what shall I write? It’s the May/June issue and I wanted to write something appropriate – meaningful for mothers. And then I thought on the retreat I’ve just attended and the thoughts… Read more