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My Journey to the Mommy Club: It’s IUI Day

Posted on January 29, 2016     Leave a Comment

I look over at the clock. 2:03am. The green lights glare back at me. I roll my eyes at the clock and may or may not have called it a dummy. I’ve just woken up from a dream where I was sitting on stage in Oprah’s studio and Oprah was handing out babies… “You get […]

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Monday Musings 2.16.15

Posted on February 16, 2015     Leave a Comment

Prayers for a Monday because it’s good to start Monday with prayers.

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Because Sometimes We Forget

Posted on July 8, 2014     Leave a Comment

Sometimes we forget how big our God is. As a Christian, that’s kind of embarrassing. Last week something happened to me and it was after my initial panic over the situation that I just shook my head at myself because I remembered how big my God is. See, I was coming home from a fun little two-week […]

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Monday Musings 7.22.13

Posted on July 22, 2013     Leave a Comment

I think I rock, so I pray to stay humble. I suck at life, so I pray I do better. Life hands me lemons, so I pray for strength. Life hands me lemonade, so I pray words of gratitude. I am a sinner, so I pray for forgiveness. I get lost on the journey, so […]

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I’m standing in my boudoir (which is really my pretty way of saying bathroom). Concealer dots under my eyes, curlers in my hair and a cozy towel wrap. This kid shows up bubbly and giddy, inquisitive about what Mommy is doing. ••••• “Why are those things in your hair, Mommy?!” “So I can have big, pretty hair, Baby” “Can I use them, Mommy?” “Of course you can, Baby” ••••• I hand him a roller and I watch as his sweet 3-year old hands wind the rollers into his hair. I look at the time and I really must keep moving. He looks closely in the mirror concentrating on the task. We have so much to do and I try to hurry us along. I see his face light up as he peeks in the mirror and sees his handi-work. I stop everything and I cheer with him and celebrate this stunning accomplishment of three delightfully placed rollers. We take a picture to send to Daddy. I pause because I realize I’m going to blink and this moment will be gone. This little boy isn’t my baby anymore but I can’t stop calling him that. He will be 40 and I will probably still call him Baby- much to his dismay I am sure. A lump starts to form in my throat as I look on, so grateful to be privy to have a front seat in this little boys life. Watching this sweet kid explore the world is my greatest joy. ••••• Oh, Mama’s, among the 3-year old tantrums and the Jesus take the wheel moments, STOP and find the joy. The joy that breaks your heart wide open. The joy that transforms life. The joy that heals the world. Find it, grab it and never ever let go. #MommyMusings #MisforMassimo #OneGratefulMama
Sometimes we just need to let Jesus take the wheel and know that it’s all going to be okay. Although this may be incredibly adorable, don’t let it fool you. This calm conversation is a far cry from last Saturday morning in Target. He was misbehaving and I exasperatedly said “Jesus take the wheel” and he yelled at the top of his lungs, loud enough for everyone in the store to hear, “JESUS WILL NOT TAKE MY WHEEEEEEEL!!!” I was mortified but also, #realtalk, I completely understood where he was coming from. Sometimes our white knuckled grip on life is so hard to see past or let go of. For those days, only a deep breath and palms up will do. #JesusTakeTheWheel
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