Note to self:

Do not forget this article:

http://www.joshharris.com/2011/09/homeschool_blindspots.php

To be a Mom

I do not like to read or write things that do not rhyme but this is how it came out of my brain :)
(The "She" refers to mom's in general)

She didn't share

What it was like

To go for days on zero sleep

She couldn't explain

How it would feel

To be a full time/any time/all the time mom

She didn't tell

The joy and pain

That comes in waves in daily things

She couldn't voice

How one would cope

When death lurks by your baby sweet

And looking back I think it's best

For there's no way to understand

Till you have lived through all of it

Yourself

For I'm so glad I didn't know

How sweet it is

To see our baby learn a skill

And I'm so glad I didn't know

The great delight

Of sloppy kisses on my face

Yes I'm so glad I didn't know

How all the pain just fades away

When in my arms I hold our daughter close

Oh I'm so glad I couldn't know

How fulfilled I'd be

To have this gift and great delight

A chance to be

a Mom

This is the story...

This is the story of a woman who dreamed of adventures in far away lands, but came home to live the greatest adventure of her life: being a wife and mother.

I never, never dreamed this life would be the most fulfilling. Diapers and dishes were not something I looked forward to, and truth be told, they are still not my favorite. But the life lived in the midst of them, fills the longings of my heart in ways I do not know if I can even explain. But it is to this end I have begun this blog.

Note: I do not know if anyone will stumble upon this blog. This is the first blog I have started that is not for the general public, at least not now. (The only reason I'm posting on the world wide web is so I don't lose what I have typed!) My posting my be scattered and somewhat sleep deprived but there is so much beauty in daily life, I feel I will forget it all if I do not type it out. So here I begin...