by Becky Thompson | Aug 26, 2018 | For Mommas
The Pass/Fail Test I Wasn’t Prepared to Take He had watched his older brother and sister stand on the front porch for their first day of school photos for years. He knew exactly what he was doing Monday morning when I said, “Okay, let’s take a picture before we...
by Becky Thompson | Apr 26, 2018 | For Mommas
When All of Those Moms Were Right… Mostly Jax, my three-year-old took a nap the other day – something he hasn’t done consistently in over a year. Consequently, he was up late. At about 10:00 pm, after books and stories and sitting with him, he said, “Momma?...
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by Becky Thompson | Apr 23, 2018 | For Mommas
My husband needs a clean workspace to start a new project. I respect people like him, but I’m just the opposite. Often, if I want to motivate myself to do all of the things I HAVE to do, I take on a project that I WANT to do. It makes all of those less fun things seem...
by Becky Thompson | Apr 23, 2018 | For Mommas
My Body Broken For You I had this mission. Lose all the baby weight. It seemed like a simple goal. Nursing helped. Watching my sugar intake helped. Eating healthy and getting exercise… it all helped. Even though I should be clear that my version of exercise is chasing...
by Becky Thompson | Feb 1, 2018 | For Mommas
When You Can’t Be Everything for Everyone I get it. You looked into their sweet little eyes and wondered, “Do you feel like I’m too busy? Do you know that I feel like I’m failing you?” You looked at your husband and thought, “Do you know that I wish there...
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by Becky Thompson | Nov 27, 2017 | Allergy & Food Sensitivities, Anxiety, For Mommas
When your child is young and it is time for bed, you walk into the room ahead of them, and turn on the nightlight. You might find the special blanket or lovie, you might even turn on the closet light and open the closet door… You do these things because you love...
