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A Mary Moment Monday post Did Mary yell at Jesus? I ask myself that question a lot sometimes. Like the day I started the draft of this post. I was trying to remain patient. I was doing my best to keep my voice calm. I failed. I failed big. If ever you think I am [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Motherhood'
Did Mary yell at Jesus?
January 30th, 2012 · 3 Comments · Inspired by Mary, Motherhood, reflection
Tags: mary·Mary Moment Monday·Motherhood·parenting·reflection
It’s Not About Me
January 10th, 2012 · 6 Comments · Motherhood, reflection
Today, I celebrate my 35th birthday. There are at least two things I can guarantee about today. First, I will get at least one phone call with singing from distant family. After their serenade, we’ll all laugh, they’ll ask how I am, and we’ll hang up. Second, my daughters are going to enjoy this afternoon. [...]
Gifts for Busy Moms
December 7th, 2011 · 2 Comments · family, Motherhood
Around Mother’s Day, Jennifer Fulwiler wrote a post about unique Mother’s Day gifts that were, among other things, free. I thought of that post the other day, when I was ready to pull out either my hair or the hair of one of my children. It made me think how some of the very best [...]
Tags: Christmas·gift ideas·Motherhood·seasons
Inspired by Mary at the End of Pregnancy
October 11th, 2011 · No Comments · guest post, Inspired by Mary, Motherhood
By Shelly Kelly I woke up in the middle of the night convinced that Jesus must have been a preemie. Or that Mary did not carry him for the full forty weeks we define pregnancy. I know the Bible is big on the number forty, but it is impossible for me to imagine Mary willingly [...]
Babies Don’t Keep
September 5th, 2011 · 4 Comments · Inspired by Mary, Motherhood, writing
Part of the Mary Moment Monday series It was a night that was longer and harder than any I’d had in quite a while, one where I started longing for sunrise at around 3 and dozed in 20 minute intervals. I held my hot baby’s body close to mine and made soft soothing noises, trying [...]
Tags: Baby #3·Catholic Times·Finding Faith in Everyday Life·mary·Mary Moment Monday·Motherhood·writing
