My attempt to be an authentic woman in an inauthentic world
Posted in Faith, From The Mouth Of Babes, Motherhood on Nov 10th, 2009
It seems over the past several weeks and months I haven’t had very many humorous experiences to write about. There is so much tragedy, almost too much, happening all around me; friends and family members all touched to some degree with suffering, pain, loss and grief. To tell about my most recent brush with the [...]
Posted in From The Mouth Of Babes on Sep 12th, 2009
Yesterday afternoon driving home from ballet class, Sydney paused mid-thought and asked me this: “Mommy, is God going to take ribs out of me and make a man?”
Brooklyn came downstairs to help make lunch the other day. She got the bread out and assembled three sandwiches for each kiddo. As we were putting the leftover [...]
Posted in From The Mouth Of Babes, Motherhood on Jul 28th, 2009
Bedtime is quite possibly my favorite time of day. It’s not because I know that once the kids are tucked in and squared away for the night I get a couple of hours to myself. I love bedtime because it is during those last few minutes before my little ones drift off to sleep that [...]
Posted in From The Mouth Of Babes on Jul 9th, 2009
Sydney: “Mommy, I want to be YOU when I grow up.” (I know, I know…I too was overwhelmed with the “I just want to pick you up and kiss you all over” feeling when she made this momentous announcement.)
She continued her statement with a list of weekly activities: “I’m going to be a girl pastor [...]
Posted in From The Mouth Of Babes on Apr 25th, 2009
I had just finished giving Sydney – age five – her goodnight kiss. I started to leave the bedroom when all of a sudden Sydney cried out with great emotion, “I’m a LIAR!!!” This stopped me in my tracks. I turned around to look at her and asked, “What honey?” She [...]
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!