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Preparing Emotionally for Mother’s Day

So I am beginning to emotionally prepare myself for Mother’s Day. Every year I try to not have too many expectations and yet despite that, I always end up feeling disappointed in some way. Maybe it’s really just me or maybe it’s just that my children truly don’t grasp the importance of this day to me. Maybe I shouldn’t make Mother’s Day to be of such importance. Maybe I should just appreciate the fact I am a mother and leave it at that. Maybe… But I would be lying to myself if I tried to pretend that there is a … Continue reading →

The Guilty Mother Syndrome

I wish I had a dollar for every single doctor, dentist and orthopedic appointment that I have had to take my three children to. What the heck, throw in there the number of times we have had to go to the emergency room and let me tell you, I would have a hefty amount. I have always been a stay-at-home mom. When I finally did go back to work it was always working in a school so I would be off when my children were off (which includes the summer) and I always worked part-time hours. Now I work from … Continue reading →

More Lessons from My Mother

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In my last blog entry, I recounted a few of the things I’ve learned from my fabulous mom. I’ve learned so much, though, that I felt I needed to add a few more that have shaped my LDS views on motherhood, selflessness, and church service. I learned how to be a mother from Mom (skills that I’ll soon be using). I learned what nurturing is at the hand of my mother. She’s the glue that makes our family function and every member feel fulfilled and loved. As the second oldest child of seven (and the oldest at home from age … Continue reading →

Lessons from My Mother

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I want to share a little bit about what I’ve learned about being and LDS woman and about motherhood from my mother since we’re so close to Mother’s Day. As Jane Austen wrote in Persuasion, she is “too modest for the world in general to be aware of half her accomplishments,” especially since some of her most important accomplishments have taken place inside the quiet workings of her own home. She has been my example for years; here are just a few of the things she’s taught me. I’ve learned to trust her opinions. Mom is real. She’s genuine, caring, … Continue reading →

The Importance of Parents

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I was touched today as I listened to the afternoon session of General Conference as Elder L. Tom Perry talked about the importance of parents in teaching children the valuable lessons in life. I loved how he gave examples of his own mother and the wonderful things she did to enrich her family members and teach them both temporal and spiritual lessons. Her “overpreparation” never went to waste, as she dedicated her time to teaching her children as well as her Relief Society sisters. I also have a mother, who has gone above and beyond in all her church callings, … Continue reading →

Moms Behaving Badly

It’s not a good idea to drive around with your child attached to the roof of your vehicle. In other news, the sky is blue. File this one under: Stupid parental decisions, and give Jackie Denise Knott a prize (see: jail time) for personifying the definition of a word that Webster has yet to list: CLUELESSNESS! The Alabama mom allegedly endangered her 13-year-old daughter’s life, just so she could get a large cardboard box home in one piece. We’ve all been there before, right? We purchase an empty cardboard box at the store, but when we get out to the … Continue reading →

Mother or Single Mother

When you tell people that you are a parent (and this article can be about Dads too), how do you identify yourself? Do you tell them you are the “mother of two” (or one or three or whatever) or do you describe yourself as a “single mother”? I think it is interesting how we identify and think of ourselves when it comes to our role as single parents. Do you find that you temper your self-description to fit the audience or person you are meeting? I find that most of the time, I tend to clarify that I am a … Continue reading →

Just Doing the Best We Can

As much as we hate to admit it, we’re just mortals. We have limitations, we have aching backs, sometimes our feet are killing us at the end of the day. We get headaches. We run out of steam. There are days when we leap out of bed, read our scriptures, prepare a wonderful breakfast for the whole clan, get all the laundry done, our visiting teaching calls made, knit a sweater, and make bread all before noon. Then there are days when it’s all we can do to roll over and glare at the alarm clock. We feel as though … Continue reading →

Being the Mom I Never Had to My Mom

I have Families.com reader Skaytes, who left a comment on my article “Big Changes in a Little Marriage”, to thank for inspiring me during my daily caregiving duties. She had been in a similar position with her mom that I now find myself in. She said it was the best thing she’d ever done. She also gave me the following advice: Be sure to not only show your love but tell her how much you love her as often as you can. Enjoy the time you have with her as we never know how long the Good Lord will give … Continue reading →

I Don’t Think I’m Supposed to be Hip on Modern Music

The other day, I wrote about how much my kids just don’t get MY music, so I thought it would be only fair for me to talk about how surprisingly out of touch I am when it comes to what they listen to. I say “surprisingly” because I always fancied myself to be rather hip. I listened to pop music, I used to know all the bands and which musician was in what band before, and who influenced whom. I guess I blinked, or played the same Melissa Etheridge album over and over a few too many times, because the … Continue reading →