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Archive for December, 2009

“You learn something every day if you pay attention.”
 

Ray LeBlond

“Grace isn’t a little prayer you chant before receiving a meal. It’s a way to live.”

 

Jacqueline Winspear



“True friendship isn’t about being there when it’s convenient; it’s about being there when it’s not..”
 

William S. Burroughs

1.   To slow down.

2.   To slow down, even more.

3.   To enjoy slowing down.

4.   To say “Thank you!” and allow others to do for my children and me when they offer.

5.   Who my true friends are.  (“A true friend walks in when the rest of the world walks out.”)

6.   Just how loving my children are (“Let’s sing to the babies!”  “Can I watch the babies move?”  “I can’t wait to hold the babies!” “Phoenix, be gentle with Mommy’s belly…the babies are in there!”).

7.   What real, complete, and utter exhaustion feels like.

8.   How to distract myself from intense nausea and exhaustion, and find gratitude.

9.   How difficult it is to be ridiculously hungry but not be able to find one single thing that is appetizing.

10.    How patient my husband is when I absolutely positively must have watermelon and it’s 9:50pm on Sunday night.

11.     How to consume small amounts of food every 10-20 minutes from the second I open my eyes to the moment I fall asleep—and chew well.   ;)

12.    How much love there is in the world.

13.    How much love I have to give.

14.    How little fear I have left after A LOT of yoga (“OMG TAYLOR!  You’re having TWINS?!  Are you scared?!”   “No.”).

15.    To truly appreciate the miracle of creating life and be present with it.

“The time to relax is when you don’t have time for it.”
 
Jim Goodwin

“It is not how much you do, but how much Love you put into the doing that matters.”
 

Mother Teresa

“Where there is great love there are always miracles.”
 

Willa Cather

“The greatest thing she’d learned over the years is that there’s no way to be a perfect mother, but a million ways to be a good one.”
“My mother is my root, my foundation. She planted the seed that I base my life on, and that is the belief that the ability to achieve starts in your mind.”
 

Michael Jordan

“I thought my mom’s whole purpose was to be my mom. That’s how she made me feel.”

 

Natasha Gregson Wagne


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Super-Mom Julia Badgley

My name’s Julia and I met Taylor a couple weeks ago when she bought a cupcake card through my etsy site, http://www.etsy.com/shop/CardsbyJeweleighaB . It’s pink and sparkly and at her request reads, “Have the best day ever!” As you all know, she’s chatty and friendly and I was intrigued to read her blog and marvel about how she keeps everything together with five kids and her career. Then SHE asked ME to be Supermom of the month. I’m a pretty good mom, but I think like most mothers, I struggle with guilt. Am I doing enough housework? (This is an area where I don’t want to overdo it!) Am I spending too much time crafting? (I justify it by saying that it’s for my sanity.) Are my boys getting enough quality time? I have to remind myself that the kids are happy and affectionate, as well as fairly clean (haha!) so I must be doing okay.

My two little boys are two and a half, and 11 months old. My husband and I were so enraptured by our easy-going firstborn, that we decided to have another one soon after, and it turns out that now he’s the easy baby while our two year old is a very busy boy; this has consequently turned me into a very busy mama who is outnumbered 3 to 1 in terms of gender. In a house of boys, it’s nice to be appreciated for my non-boyish qualities. The other day, Zach was admiring my skirt and said I was a ‘laly’ (lady). I felt pleased to be recognized as such, until he told me that was ‘funny’. That brought me down a notch or two. But really, trying to get used to a house of boys is something else. They roughhouse, throw balls at the wall, and seem to revel in inappropriate noises. And I need to get used to it because they are not me. Right?

As a mom I’ve really been trying to focus on enjoying the moments with my boys. It’s easy to get caught up in what needs to be done around the house, or the craft I want to do next, but I’ve been trying to stay present and enjoy the simple things- Zach taking my hand as we walk through the mall, Patrick’s big grin and love of music, Zach asking to read his Jesus book, and their dependence on me. These are the things that matter in the long run.