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31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes, 31 Days of Honest Reflections on Faith

31 Days of Honest Reflections on Faith

October 1, 2017 by Bethany 1 Comment

My faith may be the center of my life but that doesn’t mean I have everything figured out. Sometimes it’s…

blogging, Uncategorized

Introducing bethanyvitaro.com!

October 1, 2017 by Bethany No Comments

If you are looking for The Laundry Blog, don’t be alarmed, you are in the right place. I’ve officially relaunched…

Faith, Five Minute Friday, Parenting, Writing

The Discipline of Surrender

September 29, 2017 by Bethany 2 Comments

I grow weary of being the linchpin, the load bearing wall and the rudder. Some of this is just part…

Exercise, Fit2B Studio

Fit2B Kids: Week 1

September 27, 2017 by Bethany 1 Comment

My kids were quite excited to workout with Mommy. They have done some of the kid workouts on the Fit2B…

Parenting, Stay at Home Mothering

Don’t Get Caught in What You’re Not

September 25, 2017 by Bethany 2 Comments

It can be so hard not to define ourselves by our weaknesses rather than our strengths. I have found this…

Exercise, Fit2B Studio

Let the Kids Join In: Checking Out Fit2B Kids

September 18, 2017 by Bethany No Comments

I’ve been a member of Fit2B Studio for five years. During that time I’ve explored the site for all it’s…

Stay at Home Mothering

How to Hate Your Life in 3 Easy Steps

September 18, 2017 by Bethany No Comments

Here are three great ways to ruin your life. 1. Expect perfection of yourself and everyone else. Make sure that…

Five Minute Friday, Writing

It Can Look Like Coffee

September 14, 2017 by Bethany 11 Comments

It had been a rough week, a rough month if I was being honest. I had been running on adrenaline,…

Faith

How’s the Weather Where You Are? When the Storm Rolls In

September 11, 2017 by Bethany No Comments

I recently texted a friend with these words in moment of desperation with a particular situation in my life. “I…

Five Minute Friday, Writing

We Were Meant to Work

September 8, 2017 by Bethany 2 Comments

I usually think of work as a synonym for hard or drudgery. But that isn’t really fair. Last Sunday our…

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This girl! She just comes to life on stage. The la This girl! She just comes to life on stage. The last three months have been grueling for us all. (Hard work for her trying to learn all the songs, dances and lines and for us managing schedules and transport). 
She'd never done a musical before and it's been quite an experience. In the end, I know she's proud of what she and the rest of the cast accomplished. (And still has two more shows to go!)
So grateful to @chrysostomacademy for opening their doors to homeschoolers and giving her this chance to shine. 

#musicmanjr #chrysostomacademy #parenting #parentingteens #theaterkid #homeschoolkid #babygirlgrowingup
At least seven years, possibly longer. I've lost t At least seven years, possibly longer. I've lost track at this point. 
There is still tons more work to do but I'm officially done with my first full manuscript edit and ready to send this well loved (and sometimes hated) project off to my beta readers. 
Holding my breath and hoping it's as good as I hope and not as bad as I fear. 

#manuscript #firstedit #betareaders #actsofwives #amwriting #amediting #historicfiction #onwriting #amwriting #writerproblems #theendisnear #musedontfailmenow #writingonthego #writerslife #wordcount #80000strong
#justafewmorewords #honestyarns #author #writing #workingtitle #AuthorsOfInstagram #WritersOfInstagram #alwaysawriter
What does rest mean to you? I've always thought of What does rest mean to you?
I've always thought of rest as either physical rest (sleeping) or something like a vacation when there is a freedom from responsibilities. 
I'm taking some time off from work this week and it's harder than I thought it would be. I'm not actually going anywhere so the daily needs of the house and family remain. 
If anything those needs loom even larger because without my job taking priority I suddenly feel responsible and even guilty for all of the undone projects. 
There is a sense of panic about what my in-box might look like when I return, and the need to feel valuable at my job.
Perfectionism raises its ugly head as I try to figure out the ideal, most efficient way to spend my week. 
But instead of galvanizing and exciting me, it paralyzes me. 
All the usual things still need to happen (laundry, cooking and cleaning), my children are still here and my husband is still working his paying job. 
Perhaps what I need most is freedom for my mind and spirit. 
The freedom to not be in charge of everything. The freedom to let go of the outcome (even though it wasn't truly within my control to begin with.) 
While I have always tried to create some sort of Sabbath rest, I wonder if this is the part I'm the worst at. Because the responsibility of life and parenthood never takes a day off. The weight of responsibility for their present and future needs is palpable. Some days I can almost feel my body bend under the pressure. 
Except these children are not mine alone, they are given to me to steward. The same power that spoke the world into motion is at work in their lives too. There are good plans for their life that I have no knowledge of or responsibility for. 
I may not be able to take the week off from parenting but I can take a break from worry and strife. I can be present without having to be pressured to produce perfection, in myself or in them. 
Now I just need to take a deep breath, and begin. 

#honestyarns #sabbathmonday #parenting #sabbath #rest #timeoff #presentoverperfect #freedom #recoveringoverachiever #preventingburnout
The only thing better than having a garden is havi The only thing better than having a garden is having a friend with a bigger, better garden. ☺️ Especially one who lives out in the country and invites you to come harvest berries (and peas) during a heatwave and it's a good ten degrees cooler than at home. 
So grateful for a community of friends that continue to be part of our kids' lives and education in so many ways. Last night was the most relaxing, fun I've had in a while, especially considering this heat. 

#garden #gardenlife #harvestoffriends #berries #summer #summergarden #natureday #notaschoolday #alwayslearning #alwaysgrowing #communityeducation #communityhomeschooling #microfarm
In the last week this kid has turned 15, and finis In the last week this kid has turned 15, and finished her first year of high school. She's become more independent while still being very aware of the benefits of childhood dependence. She's strong and stubborn, funny and deep, delightful and exhausting. 
I see glimpses of possibility and hear whispers of intermittent competence. Most weeks I'm not even sure how I feel about her growing up and I'm for sure grateful that she is my first and not my last. 
But this week has mostly been the joy of milestones completed with cautious moments of optimism. 
They get older. The problems are different. There is still joy, there is still struggle. But we change too. Our shoulders grow stronger and our hands open wider. 
I'm not ready to let go, but I'm getting used to the idea. 

#thisis15 #babygirlgrows #growingup #rootstogrow #wingstofly #celebrate #endofyear #homeschoolyear #honestyarns #faithandfamily
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