There are some weeks in life that no parenting book can prepare you for. Last week was one of them. I'm sure you know the kind of week I'm talking about. More on your list of things to do than you could possibly get done + a natural disaster (baseball-sized hail, anyone?) with the phone calls and insurance adjusters to chat with, and there seems to be no sign of daylight. On top of the daily mommy craziness, our children decided to add their own flavor of drama. You know what I mean... the one's who seemed to have gotten better at getting along, somehow managed to have forgotten how, coinciding with the baby showing new signs of...ummm...independence...all making for more noise and "teachable moments" than this mama had energy for. Add to that a speeding ticket (haven't gotten one in YEARS!), my 3 year old's birthday party to plan, a speaking engagement to prepare for and a a toddler throwing up Saturday morning (as we were on the way to a birthday pa...
Encouragement for the journey.