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Amy from Occupation: Mommy
Join me as I explore what it means to embrace motherhood as a calling. Let's grow together to be the best mommies we can by sharing our experiences. Get ideas for fun activities and crafts to do with your little ones, celebrate the big events and the everyday moments, and learn along with my four kids and me.
Category Archives: Mommyhood
It’s not pushing if she’s running ahead
One of the best parts about motherhood has been watching my children develop their personalities as they grow. I love seeing what their likes and dislikes are, the things that interest them, motivate them, and challenge them. It can be … Continue reading
Posted in Audrey, Book Club, Mommyhood, Tweens
Tagged acting, From Left to Write, Goldilocks on Trial, school play
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This life I’ve been given
When I was a little girl, I knew that I wanted to have a big family someday. I was the oldest of two and from a young age I loved little children. I remember, as a fifth or sixth-grader, deciding … Continue reading
My shy extrovert
I am an introvert. I am not a hermit–I love being with people, doing fun things, going places, and having a good time. But after all that, I need to go home and have a bit of silence. For example, … Continue reading
A Mommy who returns library books on time
Let’s take a break from the serious posts in this series for today, shall we? I seem to be physically unable to get library books back to the library when they are due. I don’t know what the problem is. … Continue reading
Posted in Mommyhood, the mommy I want to be
Tagged library books, overdue fines, the mommy I want to be
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A Mommy who pursues the relationship
“Mommy? Can I watch a show? Mommy? Mommy? Can we go outside and play? Mommy? Will you read me this book? Mommy? Mommy?” Sydney often begs. “Just a minute, honey, let me finish this one thing…” And one thing becomes … Continue reading
Posted in Mommyhood, the mommy I want to be
Tagged jump rope rhymes, motherhood, quality time
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Beyond
Every Friday, The Gypsy Mama hosts Five Minute Friday, where participants write for five minutes on the weekly prompt. This week: Beyond… Looking beyond the mess, behind the noise, past the chaos. Pants with stained knees mean that little girls were … Continue reading
A Mommy who is quicker to laugh than scold
My kids love to laugh. Don’t all kids? Audrey and Joel are funny, though: if they laugh too much, they get the hiccups. And if one of them keeps laughing after starting to hiccup, burps start coming out, too! (No … Continue reading
10 things to be thankful for when your kids have the stomach flu
Isn’t it awfully early for kids to be getting sick? Joel is starting up his now-annual cold-morphing-into-wheezing cycle, and this afternoon two of the girls started throwing up. I could start moaning about laundry, but that’s not going to get … Continue reading
What kind of Mommy do you want to be?
I was a great mommy before I had kids. Were you? I had all kinds of ideas of how I was going to do things right with my own precious angels. But somehow, between the laundry, food prep/cleanup, the mitten … Continue reading
5 Minutes on Friends
Don’t forget to enter my giveaway for a Graco My Ride 65 Convertible Car Seat! Every Friday, The Gypsy Mama hosts “5 Minute Friday,” where she proposes a topic and people write for five minutes, no editing, no overthinking. This … Continue reading
