Warning, this post contains a full moon, crazy kids, Halloween candy, wanting to quit homeschooling and researching the age minimum for scheduling an Uber pickup. Cuz Momma is TIE-YERD and FRUSTRATED and wants to ship her kids somewhere far far away. So that was how it all started last week. And- spoiler alert- it ended... Continue Reading →
More love (Less Panic)
My blog is in the middle of a much-needed face lift, during which I found this post from several years ago. Such a great reminder!
Happy 4th Birthday to My Surprise Gift and 4th child-Judah Jones.
Today our fourth turns four. Wow! I had not signed up for birthing a fourth baby, and I wasn't sure I could mother another. That's an understatement- it felt like a death sentence. The finish line to recovering my life had just been pushed back another 18 years. How would I do this? Judah Jones was... Continue Reading →
My 8-year old son is learning about the human body. After a week of studying the digestive tract, I asked him to recite some of its parts. He said, and I quote, "Mouth....Asparagus...Stomach....Liver...that Little Intestine....the Long Intestine..and...ya know...bum and crotch." That story has absolutely nothing to do with the subject of this post other than... Continue Reading →
Two Thumbs Up To My First-Born Son & Escort Through Motherhood.
Wow do my kids inspire me on a regular basis. The way they navigate life, relationships, their strengths and weaknesses, disappointments, desires...Grown-ups would do well to take our cues from them. This week I had the privilege of watching my oldest son act out of growing courage and confidence in a way that left me... Continue Reading →
Why I’m Here: My purpose and hope for adding my voice to the vast world of social media.
I started Tommimom at my husband's prompting and encouragement (recurring theme of my blogging journey!) He said I 'have a way of communicating' and others would find it encouraging. So I googled 'how to write a blog' while sitting in our dungeony unfinished Philly basement/play area surrounded by my 1, 2 & 3 year olds... Continue Reading →
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