The Long Obedience of Motherhood
The Long Obedience of Motherhood
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“Faithfulness is a long obedience in the same direction.”
“Faithfulness is a long obedience in the same direction.”
“I think you might be losing sight of the fact that he has an autism spectrum diagnosis. That’s not going away. We need to talk about adjusting your expectations.” This is what the behavioral pediatrician told me in our appointment last week. She said it in response to me telling her all the things we…
I have spent the last few days feeling a deep sense of anxiety. It begins when I open my eyes in the morning and ends when I finally drift off to sleep late at night. “You should’ve done math with him yesterday.” “You forgot to soak his injured foot like the doctor said. What if…
When I was in high school, I learned about Elisabeth Kubler-Ross’s Five Stages of Grief (the stages we go through when we are processing a significant loss or change). It was part of an assignment for a speech I was working on in debate class. Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, and Acceptance Table of Contents Denial,…
How do you do so much? You homeschool and blog? How is that even possible? You have so much going on. How do you do it? I am asked these questions and ones just like them all the time. The truth is, every single time I am asked, I feel bad. I worry that I…
My son’s first word was not mama. It wasn’t dada. It was a very distinct, “KeeKee”. Translation? Kitty. My son has been fascinated with animals ever since I can remember. He would never actually pet them and touch tanks were a nightmare. But he would study them, following their movements, intently focused on figuring them…
Y’all, the holiday season took. its. toll. I mean really. After a road trip that lasted two weeks, all the fun that comes with seeing family, kids being spoiled rotten, and eating whatever and whenever, we returned home. Then we promptly all got the stomach flu. In succession. One right after the other, all week-long….
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And I am on the same path, thank you for this post
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I can so relate ro this blog. Meltdowns wear everyone out. Our son, 6’4 & 20 yrs old has had them bad enough and violent enough that we’ve had to call the sheriff’s department. They are so understanding and talk him down, they’ve taken him to the ER twice which is the only way for him to get to a psychiatric hospital for help. It was a blessing in disguise. So, so hard for this mama bear. I’ve cried, I’ve wailed, Ive pleaded with God. Right now, he is so full of anxiety. Camp is not working out so well, he’s overwhelmed, too much stimulation and it’s hard not to worry. I’m praying for answers, alternatives because being at home all day, every day is not an option, he needs the structure and does not comply when at home. So here we are in the “gap” 18-21 where the options are incredibly slim and we have no respite. Even the good days are a challenge. I feel that the only people who “get it” are the ones living it like we are. Its hard to be on FB and see all the pics of others vacations they take. Our last vacation was 5 or 6 yrs ago…Disney World….he had a full blown meltdown at the “happiest place on earth”. God is good, I know He is, if not for our faith and trust in Him, we would never make it. God bless you and your sweet family. Thank you for sharing, it means more than you know….Do you know the song by Plumb “How many times”