... 39;s because a lot of times, I don't feel like the true image of motherhood is portrayed in media -- or that they're trying too hard to get it right and, as a result, they overshoot the mark into "BULLSHIT" land. So when I saw this trailer for the movie "Motherhood", I was a little nervous: However, I was pleasantly surprised. It feels more real than a lot of ...

... Only two days left of NaBloPoMo, thank goodness. Being under pressure to write every day this month has been kind of a daily trauma. It hasn't been a challenge in years past. I think motherhood is catching up with me...or maybe it's because I'm the mother of a newborn. That's probably it, actually. I'm sure I'll feel normal again someday. In other news, Rachel ...

... do you show love to someone? It's hard. On the positive side of motherhood was my Grandma Handlin. My grandmother loved me, and I felt loved by her. ... of what that relationship was and is to me. A source of strength and a longing to be more than I am because of all she was to me. So, my understanding of motherhood has been colored by years of pain and struggle. Because of my grandma, I do ...

... , are to my left. An ongoing challenge, sometime battle, yet...success at the end. It is what I do. Motherhood and identity...is it a crisis? My children are glorious little beings that define a large part of ... RESENTMENT. It can be a nasty beast, rearing its head and taking over. Motherhood and identity...is it a crisis? There is a definitive link between being a mother and the risk of losing ...

... found those early years exhausting as I struggled to find a balance between self-hood and motherhood. Are the children always first? Do I disappear for the sake of the family? Am I always subordinate to their needs and ... where both exist freely was draining. And that struggle has been the most enlightening part of motherhood. It's a journey specific to me: I don't presume that this course ...

... culture in a way that glorifies Christ. In this section of the book, she is thinking about motherhood and the opportunities it creates to obey the great commission. The recent pattern of ... , then Christians should get full-time help for the house and the children. But, since God made motherhood and desires responsible parenthood, as well as the fulfilment of the Great Commission, God must have a ...