I am BACK!! After a long break I am back on the blogger scene.
This has been quite a battle between God and me. He has been telling me to get back here for some time but I have been saying, "No!" This Blogging thing takes TIME and TRANSPARENCY! It isn't easy.
Finally, with the birth of my grand-daughter, I came to the realization that I really need to do this.
This is my grand-daughter, Charlotte.
I am not a perfect mom. I still have a lot to learn. I find myself having so many things about motherhood that I want to share with my own daughter, Katy. We talk a lot but I thought...maybe someone else would like to know these things too.
A couple of younger Moms in our church talked to me about mentoring them a while back and I figured that one way to mentor is to just write about my life. I certainly don't have motherhood figured out. You can spend time with my family to see that.
I've spent the last 21 years learning this "Mom Thing." Maybe by sharing my stories I can keep someone from making some of the same mistakes that I have made along the way. Maybe I can impart some wisdom or craziness from my 46+ years of life, even the good, bad and the ugly!
So...Here I am! Again!
I am changing my Blog title to "Cut and Paste Mom" because it will mostly be about about motherhood and my journey. We are who we are because we tend to cut and paste from our influences to become "us." We are a compilation of the books we read, the people we know, the speakers we hear, the experiences we have and so on. We take those things and "Cut and Paste" them to our unique personalities to make us who we are.
I think of all the people from whom I have cut pasted. I am a patchwork of many things and am so thankful for those who took time to share their wisdom and insight with me along the way (sometimes intentional and sometimes accidental).
You are welcome to follow along as I share my motherhood musings. If you don't agree with the things that I post, feel free to find another blog to read. You don't have to tell me. :)
A tidbit:
A lady told me once that she LOVED this Children's Bible:
Since then (about 15 years ago), I have bought each of my children one, read it aloud, have had them read it to themselves and reread it to myself. It is a wonderful Bible for children and even teens. It was written in the 1920s and I have never found another children's version that even begins to compare.
We start our school day everyday with an excerpt from it. I can't say enough positive things about it.
It would also be great for nightly devotions. I am a better Bible scholar after reading it. I made the investment to buy one for each of my children so that they could share it with their children.
When I bought Katy's in 1999 it was out of print but it has since come back into print and is more readily available.
I think it can be bought on Amazon and at some local Christian book stores.
Until next time,
Pam
