My attempt to be an authentic woman in an inauthentic world
Posted in Faith, Life, Motherhood on Aug 2nd, 2012
My kids are Young Champions, and they have the medals to prove it. They just completed a week long track and field clinic/outreach that our church puts on for the community. All three of my kiddos had an amazing time making new friends, hanging out with old friends, and learning new skills. It was a [...]
Posted in Faith, Life, Motherhood on Jul 17th, 2012
We are a family of five. A family of five packed with lots of personality. There is never a dull moment in our home. It’s lively. Feisty. Colorful. Passionate and Diverse.
Naturally, with all this passion and diversity comes an awful lot of disagreement (you can only imagine). Our more recent family verse could not have [...]
Posted in Africa, Life, Motherhood on Aug 10th, 2011
A week ago I was flying across the country to meet up with three of my high school BFF’s. We had been planning this reunion for months, and the excitement of seeing these sweet friends had me up all through the night. I knew it was going to be a wonderful weekend, but I had [...]
Posted in Faith, Life, Marriage, Motherhood on Jul 27th, 2011
Moms come in all different shapes, sizes, colors, histories, gifts and callings. Motherhood is not a “one size fits all” deal. In theory this is a great truth. In practice it can be very challenging to accept and believe.
Some moms work outside the home, some moms are full time homemakers. Some moms send their kids [...]
Posted in Life, Motherhood, Small Space Living on Jul 15th, 2011
“How do you do it? How do you sleep all three kids in one room?”
I get asked this question…a lot. Honestly, I’m no supermom, so I don’t usually have a good answer. I guess the one thing we had going for us was that our kids have never known anything but sharing a room together. [...]
Posted in Faith, Grace, Life, Ministry, Motherhood on Jun 17th, 2011
Problems. They either get your heart pumping with adrenaline or bring weighty worry.
One thing that I am slow in learning, but growing in just the same, is trusting in the Lord no matter what my outside circumstances – or pending deadlines – look like. God is always in control, and He has never let me [...]
Posted in Faith, Grace, Motherhood on Nov 2nd, 2010
A few weeks ago Jackson went missing. We couldn’t find him anywhere. He had wandered off. An army of us went out looking for him, and with every step I took I found myself praying, screaming out his name, and wondering if this was it. If this would be the “big one”. You know, the [...]
Posted in Grace, Life, Motherhood on Sep 9th, 2010
September is one of those crazy, transitional months that I look forward to all through August and then panic and stress out when “the first” finally arrives. I can’t wait to get back into the swing of routine, shuffling kids out the door for school, and the pre-mature glimpses of the approaching fall season. At the same time, [...]
Posted in Faith, Life, Motherhood on Aug 31st, 2010
Oh. My. Lord.
My life seems to have made a hard left-hand turn. And let me just say this before I go on…this turn of events is an answer to many, many prayers (spoken and unspoken).
I’m going back to work, people! I haven’t worked outside the home since I was pregnant with Sydney. We’re talking over [...]
Posted in Faith, Life, Motherhood on Aug 27th, 2010
Jackson barely passed the height requirement for the “Scrambler” ride at the city amusement park. I was hopeful that he’d still be too small, but we grow ‘em up tall in the Slater family, so I shouldn’t have been surprised when the girls squealed out that Jackson was tall enough.
In my mind I imagined the [...]
Welcome to my blog. My name is Amy, and I wear a lot of different hats: wife, mother, daughter, sister, missionary, teacher, friend...and the list goes on. Life is a balancing act, and one I do not excel at. I find that each new season brings about more opportunities to learn, grow and allow God to continue the refining work in me. The pages of this blog are a glimpse into the lessons I am learning and the journey I am taking. I hope you enjoy!