life as a mom

Ordinary

by Laura on August 16, 2009

When I think of ordinary, I think dishes in the sink and laundry piled in the floor. I think of the daily routine with children—up at 7, chores after breakfast, naps at 1 o’clock, teeth brushed before bed, lights out at 8. Ordinary means Tuesdays at 10:30 and the month of March. Ordinary to me [...]

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My Offering

by Laura on July 20, 2009

I wrote this this morning as I was struggling with the importance of my day . . . My Offering I don’t have much talent,And I don’t come with riches.I’m not at all famous,or beautiful,or strong.I’m not walking through fiery trials,Nor am I tasting much glory.I don’t have big accomplishments,or even big dreams,to lay at [...]

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Hard Work

by Laura on June 3, 2009

~ When you live for a strong purpose, then hard work isn’t an option. It’s a necessity. ~ Steve Pavlina~ There is no substitute for hard work. ~ Thomas Edison~ The daily grind of hard work gets a person polished. ~ Unknown“Hard Work”–I think miners hundreds of feet below the earth swinging pick-axes. I think [...]

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Dirty Car, Good Day

by Laura on January 20, 2009

I cleaned out the car today. Perhaps one of the greatest areas of humility in parenthood thus far for me comes in the occasions when I open the ‘ol van door and another adult witnesses the chaos and old food remains inside. Today, I decided the whole bag of crackers that got spilled in the [...]

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