There are a couple of things I hope I portray on this blog~that Christianity is not boring, that life is funny and you might as well laugh, that children are a blessing, that families are important, and that being a helpmeet to your husband is a wonderful career. I think it would be hard to read here and not realize after awhile how much I love being a mom and wife. I went through times when I thought I would be a zookeeper, a baby nurse, a high school English teacher, and even had a short-lived dream of being a lawyer. Which if you know me in real life is hilarious. I hate confrontation. I would have been a terrible lawyer.
But I really knew all along I wanted to be a wife and mother. My mother was a wonderful example to me of what was good about this. She was not perfect, but she loved like a crazy woman. Which is how I feel about my children. I am fierce about them. I am passionate about them. I will go all "MamaHen" on anyone who messes with my children.
I was talking with an adoption lawyer Thursday and she asked me what I "do". I told her I was a homemaker and I homeschool my children. She actually said, "But what do you do?" I really don't think she meant to be insulting, she was just trying to fill in some blanks on our profile, but I could tell she wanted more than that. I do the mommy and wife thing day in and day out. Sometimes it is a joy and sometimes I do it because it has to be done and I am the one to do it. I would be lying if I said it was great around here all the time. But it is good all the time because we are together.
Today my children were pretty embarrassing. Well, three out of four were. I had to take James out of church dragging him partway down the aisle and carrying him kicking and fighting me down the rest of the aisle. There were some issues with the other two at my mom and dad's house. I went between wanting to hide in embarrassment and wanting to cut a switch from a nearby bush and taking care of business. They got an earful on the way home and hopefully those particular behaviors won't rear their ugly heads again (for awhile at least). But even though they were embarrassing, they are mine. And I am so thankful.
Sunday, May 9, 2010
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Sorry about the kids. I gave up on trying to do Mother's Day brunches years ago... too much stress!!
ReplyDeleteHappy Mother's Day!
Are you kidding? The kids were not embarrassing! I love you Sis!
ReplyDeleteWanted to let you know I made "The Cake" for our dinner tonight and it was a HUGE success! Thanks for sharing. You are a great Mom and you should just refer the social worker to your blog if she needs to know what you "do". You're one of the busiest bees I know! Just think of all the ways you can pay back that embarrassment when your kids are about 3 or 4 years older, hehehe. ;)
ReplyDeleteI agree with Jennie, tell the adoption lawyer to read just a handful of your blog post & she'll have a pretty good idea of all that you "do" every day!
ReplyDeleteMother's Day always seems to bring out the worst in my kids! I'm sure yours were fine! And the thing I love most about your blog is how transparent and real you are. Happy Mother's Day!
ReplyDeleteIsn't it amazing they choose the worst times to act horrible. I was ready to kill my kids during Mom's wedding, but they stayed mostly quiet...... Kind of.
ReplyDeleteAnd you portray exactly what you want to, and that lady is crazy. I've always wanted to slap people like that. Or leave them in the room with my kids for 30 minutes and then come back to see them going nuts.
I can vouch and say with all sincerity that Mama Hen loves her baby chicks like a Mama should love. I admire Wendy for her loyalty and faithfulness to her family. And she is so giving to say "yes" to so many things I am ashamed I would say "no." She is so willing to be inconvenienced to bring her family joy and I call that "dying to self."
ReplyDeleteWendy, you are a fabulous Mama, and I wish I were more like you.
(You are a pretty good friend, too! :-)
Sometimes they just act like their dads!! Its part of the package:) And you do a great job of coveying all those things on your blog...it is one I look forward to, get a needed laugh from and am blessed by!! Hope your Mother's Day was the best:)
ReplyDeleteMy grandchildren were great yesterday. Abbie had a ball making everyone play the way she wanted and her imagination is wonderful.( She reminds of someone.... a little blond that used to live at my house). Matt found some of the most perfect sticks that I have ever seen. Tyler had a good time showing Uncle Del all the IPOD thingees. James was 3. What can you say about that. I had a wonderful Mother's Day.
ReplyDeleteshe is a great mom, and a real looker too!! hubba hubba.
ReplyDeleteI think you probably are correct in asserting yourself as a zookeeper--you keep the wild ones fed and healthy...as a baby nurse--you keep them clean and well-cared for...as a teacher--you teach them both life and school lessons...as a lawyer--you probably settle more disputes in a day than the Supreme Court justices do in a lifetime of service!!! You go, MamaHen!
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