tantrums Last week my son was horribly behaved. Not just generally naughty (he's a toddler, so 'generally naughty' is nothing to blog about) but honestly horrible. We have been dealing with ...
Thankfulness. a toddler’s perspective
Since my son is learning to talk he's been very excited about pointing out things and informing every one what they are. The minute we are out the door he's pointing "TREE!" "CAR!" "GRASS!" "FLOWER!" ...
Mommy drama (Please excuse my rant)
No more fighting please! I’m tired… Extremely tired of mommy drama. I’m tired of logging on to my computer and seeing 10,000 different people saying 10,000 different things about how I ...
No words for I love you
My son is 18 months old and EXTREMELY vocal. We’ve been working with him for months, encouraging him to “use his words” instead of fussing, he’s doing great with that, but I’m still amazed at the ...
sleepy . Confessions of an imperfect mother #8
This one I really did feel pretty bad about when it happened :/ It was during my first trimester of my second pregnancy. I was tired. So very tired. Felt like I had been run over with a ...
Patience
Any one who has been a mother longer than an hour, knows that motherhood requires PATIENCE. and lots of it! *1,000 times a day I clean up his toys (and try not to be mad as he uncleans while I ...
Hiding – confessions of an imperfect mother #7
For some reason my son has been in a "mommy" mood lately. The past two days have been particularly intense. He literally wants no one but me. He likes other people to be around, but if any one else ...
Finding God every day
My hubby bought some parenting DVDs for us by Paul David Tripp.I have only watched two of the sessions so far, but they have already been SO helpful and encouraging to me!One thing that Mr. Tripp ...
Ultimate Blog Party 2012
I'm so excited to be participating in the "ultimate blog party" this year! So here's a short & sweet intro to my blog! My name is Paula. I married my best friend just over 3 years ago, ...
Renewed expectation
I have come to realize how much having a new perspective about how my days should go and shifting my expectations has made me a better, and more patient mommy. Before I had any kids a "fun & ...