Category: Mom’s Journal
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Becoming a working mom: Am I the only one feeling the tinges of guilt while I juggle?
This summer I began to feel the tinges of being a working mom. And it was really hard for me to reconcile. But, then again, quitting my job to become a mom, and then being that mom was hard for me, too. Let me back up. But just a bit. We aren’t going back to…
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Thoughts on aging, hearing and sweet moments
This weekend I flew on a last-minute trip to Ohio to visit my 98-year-old great aunt. She is a few weeks from turning 99, but I’m not confident she will make it to 99. Auntie’s health is fading. And that was the reason for my trip. Sunday, as I sat in the hospital room listening…
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Heading to a retreat….
This weekend I’m heading to a ladies retreat with the women from the church where my kids go to school. I am really looking forward to spending time with these women and I am looking forward to what God has in store for me… and for each of us. What especially amazes me is that…
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Apologies and the like
This post, or a form of it, has been in my head for a long, long time. Life has just been full, hectic… a bit overwhelming… but still very, very good and filled with blessings. I am so sorry to have not been posting much since, well, the year began. 2012 started with a health…
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Hi, I’m Amy, & I have a Bible blog & a wine blog…
Yep, that’s me. And I admit just posting that photo here puts a little fear in my heart. But I’ve got to push past it and let you know a bit more about me. Wanna know what all too often keeps me from doing me best? It’s fear. And these are my two biggies: Fear…
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My experience with laparoscopic surgery
That was my view last Wednesday as I was wheeled to pre-op before I spent 3 hours in surgery having 2 liters drained from a mystery cyst on my liver. I had my thank you note and tape and a box of doughnuts to share. And I had my brave face on. I’ll back up…
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Surgery Update
Thank you so much for your prayers about my appointment with the surgeon yesterday. I was reassured by him that the cyst is most likely benign and I am scheduled for surgery next week to get it out. (Yippeee!!) I’ll likely stay just one night in the hospital, but there is a possibility of two.…
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He already made it special
Today I’m over at Tommy Nelson kids, sharing a few thoughts on Advent. Here’s a preview of what I have to share: Wow! Another year has flown by and us here we are again, preparing to celebrate the birth of our Savior. In my house that means coordinating lots of dates on the calendar for…
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Sharing Bible study tips for busy moms
See that? That’s my new in real life friend, Liz, and me. Yesterday I had the chance to meet one of my amazing readers who is also a Bible in 90 Days grad! I was thrilled enough to met Liz in person, but she also invited me to talk about Bible study for busy moms…
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Teaching thankfulness using a new method…
November always brings talk of thankfulness. Today on Tommy Nelson’s Raising Faithful Kids I’m sharing how I have been doing my best to teach my kids about thankfulness this month. Click on over and see what I’ve been up to. My kids are enjoying it. I’ve been smiling a a lot and I bet you’ll…
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Do you like a fresh start?
Even as we are wrapping up the current Bible in 90 Days session here on MomsToolbox, school has just begun for many of you and it is still the time for fresh starts. Today I am sharing what I love about fresh starts over on Tommy Nelson’s Raising Faithful Kids. Here’s a preview of what…
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Texas fires, natural disasters and an invitation to pray with me
Two days again my husband showed me a picture a friend of ours snapped from her house. The fires were getting dangerously close to her home in Magnolia, Texas. She and her husband were dousing their roof as best they could and preparing to get the evacuation call. Fires were destroying homes. People were looting…
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Praying for a baby sister
When my oldest was 4 years old, he told me he wanted to be a big brother again. “You do,” I said. “Hmmm. Why don’t you pray about it?” I thought I was being clever because what I knew, and he didn’t know, was that I was pregnant. I had only known for a day…
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Advice for chaos and ‘those’ mom moments
Last week I was in a grump slump and Wendy, a MomsToolbox reader, sent some advice and a perspective on parenting little ones. I thought you might benefit from it, too.. All moms have our stories that we laugh about now, even though they didn’t seem quite so funny at the time. My advice for…
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Let’s encourage moms together!
Earlier this week I was in a major grump slump and I cannot thank each of you enough who left an encouraging comment for your support. I made my way back to the sunshine, and my experience reminded me of why I wanted to launch MomsToolbox nearly 10 years ago when I bought the domain…