Tales of a Southern Mom
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| Blog Name: | Tales of a Southern Mom |
| Url: | http://www.talesofasouthernmom.com |
| Language: | English |
| Topics: | life, parenthood, faith |
| Description: | I am a recently-separated wife and mom of three- two boys and one girl who live with their dad. I will never win the "mother of the year" award so let's just get that out in the open right now. Unlike most women, motherhood has always been a struggle for me although I love my kids dearly and couldn't imagine life without them. I just don't always find parenting fun or enjoyable. I often fantasize about being a Donna Reed or June Cleaver type of the 60's. They are just the epitome of the "perfect mom". I know a few of those "types" in real life and I envy those women because I sooo want to be one. I am a genuine G.R.I.T.S (girl raised in the South). I wasn't born there, but I was raised there. The Mississippi Gulf Coast to be exact. One of my favorite Southern traditions is sitting around the table with family and friends telling stories of days gone by, preferably with a cup of coffee in hand. I love to laugh til it hurts thus my favorite quote from my favorite movie, "Laughter through tears is my favorite emotion." I like to write about real life so consider this a proverbial front porch where you are always welcome. |
| Popularity: | 81 Followers |
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Thankful...
Today I celebrated my 44th annual Thanksgiving and for the first time in my life I was not with family. Nor did I slave away in the kitchen. I was thinking on a day like today I could have been really sad and depressed. I could have thrown myself a big ol' pity party, but the truth is although I am alone, I am happy and content. The past few mos. have brought about the biggest change of my life. Separation/Divorce is never easy and in the beginning I wasn't sure how or even "if" I would make it. I shed a lot of tears. I felt insecure and afraid, but I am finding out I had a lot more inner strength than I realized. And you know what? In spite of it all, I find myself tru
Today I celebrated my 44th annual Thanksgiving and for the first time in my life I was not with family. Nor did I slave away in the kitchen. I was thinking on a day like today I could have been really sad and depressed. I could have thrown myself a big ol' pity party, but the truth is although I am alone, I am happy and content. The past few mos. have brought about the biggest change of my life. Separation/Divorce is never easy and in the beginning I wasn't sure how or even "if" I would make it. I shed a lot of tears. I felt insecure and afraid, but I am finding out I had a lot more inner strength than I realized. And you know what? In spite of it all, I find myself tru
The Least of These...
Saturday night I was sitting at home reading a book about elephants in Africa when my phone rang. It was a co-worker who had extra tickets to the Bantum Rooster concert at the Sunset Theater asking me if I wanted to go? For those of you who don't live in Asheboro I'm sure you're thinking "Who is Bantum Rooster?" I will tell you. They are a local band made up of HS and college boys who specialize in oldies rock 'n roll. Well, I had nothing else to do so I thought "why not?" I quickly threw on some makeup, fixed my hair and was out the door in a flash. Headed for a big night out on the town... for Asheboro, that is.We were able to get front-row seats and quickly settled in
Saturday night I was sitting at home reading a book about elephants in Africa when my phone rang. It was a co-worker who had extra tickets to the Bantum Rooster concert at the Sunset Theater asking me if I wanted to go? For those of you who don't live in Asheboro I'm sure you're thinking "Who is Bantum Rooster?" I will tell you. They are a local band made up of HS and college boys who specialize in oldies rock 'n roll. Well, I had nothing else to do so I thought "why not?" I quickly threw on some makeup, fixed my hair and was out the door in a flash. Headed for a big night out on the town... for Asheboro, that is.We were able to get front-row seats and quickly settled in
The Art of Surrender...
As Christians, most of us are familiar with the old hymn, "I Surrender All". Can't you just hear the words now?All To Jesus I surrender;All to Him I freely Give.I will ever love and trust HimIn His presence daily live.I surrender all.I surrender all.All to thee my blessed SaviorI surrender all.Yet how many of us truly live a surrendered life? I have to admit that I certainly haven't been. Until lately, that is, and even now I have to make the choice "daily" to surrender. Sometimes hourly. Surrendering my life to God is not a foreign concept to me, but knowing and doing are two different things. As huma
As Christians, most of us are familiar with the old hymn, "I Surrender All". Can't you just hear the words now?All To Jesus I surrender;All to Him I freely Give.I will ever love and trust HimIn His presence daily live.I surrender all.I surrender all.All to thee my blessed SaviorI surrender all.Yet how many of us truly live a surrendered life? I have to admit that I certainly haven't been. Until lately, that is, and even now I have to make the choice "daily" to surrender. Sometimes hourly. Surrendering my life to God is not a foreign concept to me, but knowing and doing are two different things. As huma
Little Victories
So often when we think of "victory" we think of winning big battles and while that is exciting I want to focus on what it means to win the often-overlooked "little victories" in our lives. Most of you who have kept up with my blog know what I'm going through with the demise of my 20-year marriage. If that isn't enough to th
So often when we think of "victory" we think of winning big battles and while that is exciting I want to focus on what it means to win the often-overlooked "little victories" in our lives. Most of you who have kept up with my blog know what I'm going through with the demise of my 20-year marriage. If that isn't enough to th
Hitting Rock Bottom...
And before you think it, No, this is not a pity-party. This is about that thing in life known as hitting rock bottom. We often hear of this in terms of people with addictions. It is a commonly-held belief that before people can truly get help and start on the road to recovery they must hit "bottom". In other
And before you think it, No, this is not a pity-party. This is about that thing in life known as hitting rock bottom. We often hear of this in terms of people with addictions. It is a commonly-held belief that before people can truly get help and start on the road to recovery they must hit "bottom". In other
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