... moments". It means the moments that might not come around again - the ones that may happen only once. Mothering is filled with moments that keep coming back. If you miss one of them ... the next day or perhaps the day after that. But I would never be able to get back the precious, meaningful moments of what had occurred within the last couple hours of our day. Now, just like the author who wrote ...

... and offers encouragement. But she is too far away to come over and watch the kids for a few minutes so that I can have a few moments to rejuvenate and recover (or, you know, go to the bathroom by myself.) We all imagine having children of ... are meant to be mine, and I want to take them on and do them well. This week, I think I'm failing. Mothering is hard work. It's hard and exhausting ...

... my drive home from work last night, I found myself contemplating all of the huge moments that have taken place, in my life, in the month of November. A few of them, in chronological order: 1) ... second year of rabbinical school (and never married). Realized that I was most comfortable "mothering" someone, but that this wasn't fair to myself or to the other person. Began to search for ...

... ears were infected and he didn't say a thing or even pull on them. I think he has a high pain tolerance. I thought maybe it was all the rides and they had messed with his ears, thank goodness it wasn't. He's on antibiotics now and it's really not a big deal. Just wanted to share my mothering moment of the month, especially since I had a picture, hope I didn't gross you all out.

... look that said, " Why have I never heard this incredible song before?!" Even now, thinking back I get tears in my eyes. It was just so sweet and so magical, and it is those moments that make all of the mundane, frustrating, tedious moments (and there are many) of mothering fade away. All for now, Jen

A lot of the parents at Ez's and Anya's schools are nice. Very nice, actually. Oddly, however, sometimes it's just awkward. mrs__smith and I have talked about this before, too. Sometimes it seems like the other mothers are treating us a little like teen moms. A lot of them didn't have their first child until they were 35 or so, and while that's hardly aged, it's older than ...

... 'little blonde dandy' both names totally appro-po if I say so myself, and I do...) It's just in the quiet moments like this, where I can actually hear myself think and reflect, on the life he's (Josh) had thus far, and the things still ... 39;m sure he'll need a back-up singer and extra hand puppet for his rendition of Itsy Bitsy Spider. Enjoy your mothering moments, my dears! :D

... is my response. What makes me an authentic mom: 1. The night time wake up calls from weeping children are always my best mothering moments. Probably all the rest, even though it was interrupted, helps me see their tender needs for what they ... and set of a chain reaction of too early morning time moments for the other kids was found in the toy room closet tenderly reading a book ...

... that interest them. Each blog is unique and individually awesome, so please check them out! :) 1. Domestic Vocation 2. Mama Needs a Hobby 3. Stacy's Mothering Moments 4. A Nut in a Nutshell 5. Mommy's Money Cents 6. Three Pumpkins Little 7. Great Momz Think Alike 8. The Suburban Jungle 9. Witkowski ...

... it one of the most stressful, unpleasant, chaotic, scary, painful, traumatic moments of their lives? Has the mother been left on a joyful high? Is she utterly wrapped up in ... in that relationship in terms of bonding, breastfeeding establishment, her sense of confidence in her God-given mothering instincts and abilities, and all of the implications those things hold, as well as on her relationships ...

... to share. In moments like this, I feel uplifted and strong in my mothering, these quiet moments that lend themselves to an opening, an intimacy between parent and child. * * * * * * * * ... that tomorrow evening I'll be hosting a guest blogger in this space, a woman who has been a mentor to me in my own mothering. I can't wait to see what she has to say. And I'll be back on Friday!

... s dancing. Maybe it's acting. It could also be catching a football, or mothering, or fathering, or hanging with friends, or interviewing, or accounting, or shopping. I truly believe that. There are moments in our lives where we are in our zone, doing the thing we do best. And we feel high when we get there, because we are exalted in that ...

... A Chronicle of Maternal Crimes, Minor Calamities, and Occasional Moments of Grace by Ayelet Waldman As every pregnant woman knows, ... ;s what women are told before they give birth and the real truth of mothering asserts itself. As seasoned moms will attest, mothering is difficult, stressful, and the biggest challenge a woman will will ever face. With rare insight, Waldman addresses the overwhelming ...

... 39;m so thankful to be back in this stage of mothering. Don't get me wrong, I love and adore being a Mom, but I think I can allow the pressures ... joy sometimes. But, I'm so thankful for the Lord giving me those moments throughout the day to remember to laugh and truly enjoy EACH child ... God giving me a joyful heart. Thank You Father for giving me a joyful heart in mothering. In Jesus name, Amen ...

... say they wouldn't trade being a mother for anything, I stop and think, would I? NO WAY! But maybe I would trade some moments for a week in Mexico laying at the beach with a Pina Coloada in my ... hard time working through this. I know that God has created us all different as mother's. For some, mothering is as natural as eating. For others, it's like we have the wrong shoe on all day ...