The Treat of the Trade

  I need to print this and hang it on every wall in my house. I CAN do anything my heart desires, but I CAN NOT, however, do everything.  I try to get it all done in one day. I won't let people help me. I feel overwhelmed. Then the process starts all over again the next day. It's a vicious cycle.   Stress is an ugly word and a word that is thrown around so loosely here lately. 13 year olds that talk about being stressed out on social media make me laugh. I mean, they have NO IDEA what the hell stress is. I have even stopped watching the news at home to avoid stress and questions the kids have that I am not ready to answer. There is seriously nothing good going on in the world. If there is, it isn't being talked about.   I have become so consumed with being super-mom, super-wife, super-woman that I have forgotten who I actually am in the process. My husband, my poor husband. He works hard. Harder than most men I know who "work hard". He's gon

I didn't carry her under my heart for 9 months. I didn't go thru all the pains of labor with her. I did welcome her into my life when she was 8 years old. I am carrying her in my heart for the rest of my life. I have said before..."I didn't make you, but I am molding you" Jill, I seriously am in shock and aww at the beautiful, smart, mature, witty, nerdy young lady you are becoming. You have brought a lot of joy into our lives. 16 is a big deal with great responsibilities. But its also a hard time for me. Although I think you are ready to take on the world----a part of me wants time to stand still. I have some advice for you as you turn the BIG 16: * Go do GREAT things * Keep kicking ass at what you love * Slowdown on your turns * Don't text and drive * Don't rush-Don't speed-Buckle up! * Play Lego with your brother-always * Keep making dumb videos with Jessie as long as you can * I would say---stop stressing me out, but I am a mom a