Mommy Mondays
***WARNING*** THIS BLOG POST CONTAINS POTTY LANGUAGE!! The hot food had just arrived at the table, and right on cue, my oldest, then 3 years old, announced that she needed to go to the restroom. Sigh, “Okay, honey, let’s go,” I said, hoping it would be a quick trip. No such luck. Fifteen minutes later, we return to the table where she announces loudly, “Daddy, I had the best poop EVER! It was so big, and I feel so much better!” All the tables around us chuckled. My meal was cold, but this was nothing new. It comes with being [...]
Mommy Mondays
by SheriBull × on December 10, 2012 at 7:00 am ×
Rounding my first corner on an early morning run, I was startled by a pack of half-grown pigs, squealing loudly, as they frantically bolted across the road. Little did I know this encounter was the first of more to come. It was the back end of a black Labrador that caught my attention next. His front end was completely immersed inside a garbage bag. Tail wagging wildly, he was so engrossed in his “breakfast” and oblivious to my presence. The adjacent yard held an underground fence and two miniature schnauzers. Their “greeting” was a loud yipping and yapping at me [...]
Female Fridays
I am an over-committer. I say yes to everything. I say yes to anything. I say yes if it sounds fun. I say yes if it sounds boring. I say yes if I am bored. I say yes if my calendar is packed. I say yes if I think I am capable. I say yes if I think there is some shred of hope I could figure it out. And this week I hit my wall. I’ve hit my max. This morning while trying to get it all done, I had to swing back by our house to pick up something [...]
Mommy Mondays
by SheriBull × on November 26, 2012 at 7:00 am ×
“We need to give Jesus a birthday party,” announced my nine-year-old daughter Caitlin. It was the holiday season and we were in the car running errands together. I could just see the wheels turning in her little head. “It’s Christmas time “ she continued, “and that means it is Jesus’ birthday so let’s give Him a party!” Sensing a rare opportunity I attentively asked, “So, what are you thinking?” “Every birthday party has a cake so Jesus needs a birthday cake and then He could have a real party with everybody up there in heaven. “And, ” she confidently continued, [...]
Mommy Mondays
I can’t even count the number of books I’ve read since becoming a parent. My night stand used to be filled with books that challenged my soul and mind. Now they range from breastfeeding to discipline to yes, even, potty time. But there is one thing I’ve learned that books can’t tell me: Only Chris and I will know how best to raise our kids. I don’t say that to sound prideful or conceited. I certainly don’t say it because we are experts in all things parenting (or even a few things). But I have been convicted that at some [...]
Female Fridays
Have you ever noticed how easy it is to speak kindness over others, but faced with just yourself you come up with nothing? Last week I went in for what I call my oil change with my counselor. I’m not in a season where I need intense and regular counseling, but I like going every so often just to check in. Mainly because she is one of the wisest, godliest women I have ever met and I love getting her insight on my life. After a while of chatting she got this smile, the kind that makes you feel like [...]
Mommy Mondays
One morning I was in the kitchen washing dishes while my 14 month old son was scribbling with Crayolas on the dining room floor. All was pretty peaceful and I breathed out a contented sigh. But that quickly changed when minutes later Jake plodded toward the table and the following scene played out in horrific slow motion: Lucy is minding her own business eating breakfast remnants off the floor and cannot see Jake tottering up behind her. I think he’s going for her tail but veers south at the last second and…yes, to my absolute horror…index finger inserts in dog [...]
Thirsty Thursdays
There is a verse that slapped me upside the head this past week. One that totally took me by surprise because I’ve heard it about a million times in the past few decades of being in church. Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters. Colossians
Mommy Mondays
A few weeks ago I read a blog post titled, “How to miss a childhood.” It will forever fall into that small category of writings that have wrecked me. And I hope, in time, it makes it onto the list of writings that have literally changed the way my life was going. Because I realized, my life needed
Mommy Mondays
My name is Becky Kiser and I have a toddler. No, really – I have a full-on, independent, tenacious toddler. One thing the other moms didn’t tell me is that toddler-dom doesn’t start at age two for every kid. For mine, it started just after her 1st birthday. With a new-found independence,
