You may remember how a few weeks back I mentioned my trip to Denver, CO and how we would soon be moving there.
Well, now it’s official. We’ve found a place, signed the paperwork and are set to move in around August 1. This isn’t just moving down the street; this is a big, serious move two states away with all of our belongings and two kids under the age of 4. Yikes.
A few weeks ago, I posted about how my 3 1/2 year old was giving me a run for my money at mealtime { see here }. Refusing to eat, throwing fits, “hating” everything. Ugh.
Um… why do toddlers hate food? I know from conversations with other moms that I am not alone in the nightly battle over eating dinner (and sometimes breakfast and lunch)… but I am at a complete loss as to how to deal with it.
I was born in Michigan, and moved to CA when I was six. My mom grew up on a farm – cows and fields and the whole deal. Meals like goulash, polish sausage, and sauerkraut were staples in my house growing up, and I never found that to be weird. I had never heard of avocados until I moved to California.
…not brushing my daughter’s teeth twice a day, everyday. Isn’t it enough that I have to remember to do my own??
…letting my 10-month-old chew on my shoelaces; hey, he’s quiet and happy, why disrupt that? If he occasionally licks the sole, I might gag a little, but he’ll survive.
You know what disrupts perfectly good sleep? Kids.
I am NOT a morning person. Trust me, you don’t want to encounter me before 10:00 a.m. Although, I can put on a pretty good fake face by 9:00 a.m. so that the other parents at my daughter’s preschool don’t see all my crazy when I drop her off.
Candid Coffee Talk is a series where I take a time-out from the usual topics to share a snippet of my life as a mom… and since it’s “candid,” you can be sure it’s honest (probably a little too honest). So grab a cup of coffee, read on and join in the discussion! You can read all posts in the series { here }
I’ve been doing a lot of thinking lately about where my priorities lie.
I am slowly realizing that I spend 90% of my time working, in front of my computer or attached to my smartphone. Instagramming, Facebooking, pinning, blogging, designing…
I love what I do. But I do it too much.
It culminated when I began doing a devotion on recognizing the idols in my life (No Other Gods: Confronting Our Modern-Day Idols by Kelly Minter). I realized that idols are not just things that you “worship,” but things that motivate you, things that master and rule over you (aside from God). I never thought that I “worshiped” my work, but when I looked at it in the context of something that motivates and rules over me… I was humbled.
Candid Coffee Talk is a series where I take a time-out from the usual topics to share a snippet of my life as a mom… and since it’s “candid,” you can be sure it’s honest (probably a little too honest). So grab a cup of coffee, read on and join in the discussion!
I swear, every time my daughter comes down with a cold I do the “not again…” heavy sigh, and then I run through all the kids in my head that I know who are sick and try to figure out who gave it to her. What good does it do? None, really. But I feel better knowing who to blame. Yes, it’s terrible. But, come on, you do it too, don’t you?
by Kelly Minter). I realized that idols are not just things that you “worship,” but things that motivate you, things that master and rule over you (aside from God). I never thought that I “worshiped” my work, but when I looked at it in the context of something that motivates and rules over me… I was humbled. 