Tag: Motherhood
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Parenting requires courage
All of parenting requires faith. Not necessarily religion (although, for me it does include religion), but faith. In Brene Brown’s book I’m reading right now—The Gifts of Imperfection, she defines faith as, “A place of mystery, where we find the courage to believe in what we cannot see and the strength to let go of…
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What will life be like in 20 years?
Last night as I was falling asleep, I pictured my husband and I in 20 years—wondering what our lives will look like. He’ll be 53, I’ll be 52. Our kids will be 25, 23 and 21. They will be adults who are figuring out their lives (or at least trying to). They will be in…
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We can do hard things
“We can do hard things” is something I’ve been saying lately. To help my kids understand, but as a reminder for me too. Sometimes the things that are worth the most in life are hard, and tedious. They take time, and patience. They take extra planning, and a lot of deep breaths. Like family vacations,…
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Motherhood has taught me a lot about forgiveness
I’ve thought a lot about forgiveness since becoming a mother. Probably because I’ve always been the type to hold onto anger and grudges or re-live and replay things that made me mad or that hurt me. (Because how fun is that, am I right?!) I’m not sure why I’ve held onto anger. I think I’ve…
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My love-shame relationship with my postpartum stomach
For a long time, you were flat and toned. A sense of pride, what made me feel beautiful. When I was pregnant for the first time, I marveled at all the stretching and squishing, the growing and changing that you did— for me for my baby, for my family. Now, you are different than your…
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No matter how you see yourself, they see beauty, light + love
No matter how you see yourself today, or yesterday, or the day before… They will always look at you and see beauty and light, compassion and love, fun and joy. Perfection in the truest sense. They will look to you for reassurance, for guidance, for help, for comfort. You don’t have to wear fancy clothes,…
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You, mama, should be proud
Be proud of yourself. When you feel like you’re gonna lose it, but somehow you muster the patience inside you to keep it together—be proud. When you don’t find that handy dandy patience, and so, you apologize to your child for losing your cool—be proud. When you piece together a decent dinner with very few…
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Thank you for being my greatest teachers
And when the day is done, and the sun has set… 🌅 When the dishes are cleaned (or not yet)… When the laundry piles are too tired to judge you anymore, and the crumbs disappear into the exhaustion you feel… When the whole house is quiet and you’ve finally crawled into bed hopeful for sleep…
Colleen Temple 