My attempt to be an authentic woman in an inauthentic world
Posted in Random on Aug 21st, 2009
I learned a new term the other night watching ABC’s “The Outsiders”. It is called, “High Strangeness”. This term is used to describe those individuals who have been abducted by aliens, or “Close Encounters Of The Third Kind”. If you are starting to hear the soundtrack of the X-Files playing in your mind, have no [...]
Posted in Motherhood, Random on Aug 14th, 2009
Disclaimer: Read at your own risk. The following may, or may not, come across as a negative tirade of complaints from a super exhausted mother of three. The fact is it was, in fact, written by a tired and drained mother of three, but is not a true reflection of this tired mother of three’s [...]
There is nothing more unnerving than sitting in a hospital waiting room with the theme music from “Terms of Endearment” playing in the background. (I think someone messed up on the music selection.) As I was waiting to have a CT Scan of my sinuses such music was playing overhead, and – while I was [...]
It’s been hot. Hot, hot…HOT! The Great Northwest has been experiencing a record breaking heatwave, and we have been in survival mode. When we realized that the Ziploc baggies filled with ice, and stripping down to our undies while sitting on the floor in front of a fan wasn’t working for us anymore (ice was [...]
Posted in Random, Writing/Blogging on Jul 11th, 2009
I’m a crazy woman. Being the “tech-novice” that I am – and by “tech-novice” I mean a person who lives in a constant state of fear that I am one keystroke away from crashing my computer – decided that not only would I start blogging, but I would also purchase and host my own domain. [...]
Posted in Life, Motherhood, Random on Jul 8th, 2009
As I plopped back into my chair, heart racing and completely out of breadth from doing the “Monkey, Monkey” with the Wiggles, I had an epiphany, of sorts. Who says that stay-at-home moms don’t exercise? I’ve often beat myself to a pulp over the fact that by the time I’ve successfully taken care of all [...]
Posted in Random on Jul 1st, 2009
House Rule #9: No shoes in the house.
At the bottom of our staircase lies a pile of shoes. Large shoes, small shoes, medium shoes, flip flops, sparkly shoes, crocs and sneakers.
Being the anal-retentive perfectionist that I am (confession is good for the soul), clutter is my enemy. Paper piles, clothes piles, piles of this and [...]
Posted in Random, Writing/Blogging on Apr 24th, 2009
I said there was no way I would ever succomb to the ever popular world of blogging. My husband has a saying that blogging is for people who think the world wants to hear what they think and say just as much as they like to share it.
Then my husband went to a conference for [...]
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!