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31 Days of Candids, 31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes, Writing

31 Days: Real Life

October 15, 2014 by Bethany No Comments

I wasn’t ready for real life. I had this idea in my head of what being a stay at home…

31 Days of Candids, 31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes, Writing

31 Days: Away

October 15, 2014 by Bethany No Comments

Photo Credit: A Guy Taking Pictures via Compfight cc I feel like I’ve been away for a while. Emotionally I’m…

31 Days of Candids, 31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes, Writing

The Holy Work of Motherhood

October 13, 2014 by Bethany No Comments

The long hours walking the floors; bouncing, rocking and dancing until the tears turn to dreams. The dishes and laundry…

31 Days of Candids, 31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes, Writing

31 Days: Rest

October 12, 2014 by Bethany No Comments

Today I’ll be driving 6-7 hours home from Boston after my grandmother’s funeral on Saturday. Since I won’t be driving,…

31 Days of Candids, 31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes, Writing

31 Days: Teach Me Your Ways

October 11, 2014 by Bethany No Comments

Photo Credit: Denis Collette…!!! via Compfight cc Teach me your ways. When I want nothing more than to seek vengeance…

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31 Days: Grandmama

October 10, 2014 by Bethany No Comments

It’s late on Friday night, and tomorrow is my grandmother’s grave side service. It’s just a small family affair, with…

31 Days of Candids, 31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes, Writing

31 Days: Join Me

October 9, 2014 by Bethany No Comments

Join me. Not because I have it all figured out, but because I don’t. I want to see a world…

31 Days of Candids, 31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes, Writing

Say Mama

October 8, 2014 by Bethany No Comments

  “Say, Mama.” The number of times I repeated that phrase to my children. Especially my son. He was a…

31 Days of Candids, 31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes, Writing

31 Days: Go, But Stay

October 7, 2014 by Bethany No Comments

“Go! Go!” I cluck as I herd my son out for under my feet with my knees, my hands clutching…

31 Days of Candids, 31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes, Writing

31 Days: He Knows Me

October 6, 2014 by Bethany No Comments

He knows me. Too well sometimes. When my sarcasm is really cover for something more. When my silence says more…

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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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