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Inside Motherhood

Archive for the ‘Love’ Category

July 1st, 2008

Finding Quality Time

My husband and I have always been pretty strict about the kids’ bedtime. It changes and shifts as we need it to - during the school year it’s 8pm with reading until 8:30 and then lights out. During the summer it’s 8:30 with a 9pm lights out. We’ve found this works best for us because […]

By Heather -- 2 comments

March 18th, 2007

When the going gets tough, the tough make fun of themselves

There’s nothing quite like Sunday. The alarm clocks are off, the street is quiet, there’s one more day of leisure before the weekday grind begins again…
the kid is still up at 6:30AM.
As he was on Saturday morning, and as he will be again on Monday morning. Now, I actually knew a woman who was quite […]

By Christina -- 2 comments

March 3rd, 2007

eulogy for a mother

We gathered today at the little church in the little town where my aunt once lived to say goodbye to her. I brought my son, and a backpack full of crayons, puzzle books, and snacks. Most of the family got up and had something to say about this wonderful woman: her daughter, her son, their […]

By Christina -- 0 comments

February 7th, 2007

love

In the morning, he comes running to my bed: SNUGGLE with me, mama.
When I pick him up from school in the evening, he holds my hand all the way home. “I love you, mama. I’m holding your hand all the way to our house because I love you so much.”
And when I tuck him in […]

By Christina -- 4 comments