I was just watching my daughter sleep. 3 and a half years of bundled sweetness alternately curled up in a ball or stretched out like a cat lying in the sun. Never far away: her thumb and her ‘bits’ – that’s Delaney-speak for ‘blanket’. It is amazing that something so strong willed and sassy turns into an angel as she… View Post
I can see the light: When Children Listen
I had one of those moments today…. Mind you, it was hidden amid the bickering, the back-talking, and the battle of wills, but I think that is what makes this little moment that much more beautiful. My daughter, my 3 1/2 year old daughter, LISTENED TO ME….and she did what I asked when I wasn’t even in the room to monitor… View Post
I’m in love!
You know the kind of love that won’t let you stop thinking about someone else? The kind that makes you smile when you are alone….the kind that makes you wish the other person was actually edible…just so you could keep a small piece of them with you all the time. It is the heart-racing-I-would-do-absolutley-anything-for-you kind of love. That is how… View Post
Daddy seeping + baketbaw = no work for Mommy
I’m sure you have had one of these days before too. You know….how you procratinate, despite having a long ‘to-do’ list. That’s me right now. I have work to do, but instead of doing the work, I’m blogging about NOT doing it. My head is a stormy sea of thoughts and emotions. My intentions were good…really, they were! I started… View Post
Walk away….and other parenting tips
“Walk Away”….two beautiful words one mom uses to encourage her toddler to make a good decision. This is tremendous in my mind…since I’m certain I have been bitten (and hard) by the ‘No’ bug lately. “No hitting, no standing on the couch, no throwing toys, no climbing on the dining room table, no stealing toys from your little brother!” Clearly… View Post
Parenting is….
So, I’ve been asking moms I meet (or already know) to finish this sentence….”Parenting is…..” Here is a beautiful, amazing, surprising sample of the feelings shared with me. Parenting is….. “love, survival, pure joy” “the hardest thing I have ever done” “satisfying, challenging, one-of-a-kind” “hard, trying, rewarding, perplexing, fun” “full of drama, a sitcom, a little bit of everything” “crazy, being… View Post
