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Exercise, Mindset for Moms, Stay at Home Mothering

Move! Mindset for Moms

July 7, 2014 by Bethany 21 Comments

Yes! Yes! Yes! This is so key to living, to thriving, to survival really. I know that some of the…

Mindset for Moms, Stay at Home Mothering

Don’t Expect Kindness From Your Kids

June 23, 2014 by Bethany 23 Comments

I love that in her first line of this chapter Jamie acknowledges that on the face of it, this looks…

Mindset for Moms, Stay at Home Mothering

What Are You Expecting?: Mindset For Moms

June 16, 2014 by Bethany No Comments

Photo Credit: Omar Eduardo via Compfight cc I love this chapter. It brings to mind an on going conversation my…

Mindset for Moms, Stay at Home Mothering

Fake It: Mindset For Moms

June 9, 2014 by Bethany 25 Comments

Photo Credit: Thai Jasmine (Smile..smile…Smile..) via Compfight cc I’ll start out with the inevitable backlash this title could produce. I…

Mindset for Moms, Stay at Home Mothering

Want What You Have: Mindset for Moms

June 2, 2014 by Bethany 26 Comments

Photo Credit: Kevin Conor Keller via Compfight cc Wow! I can so relate to Jamie Martin when she talks about…

Mindset for Moms, Stay at Home Mothering

Remember the Promise of the Seasons

May 26, 2014 by Bethany 28 Comments

  This post is part of my review of the book Mindset for Moms by Jamie Martin. This week Jamie…

Mindset for Moms, Stay at Home Mothering

Talk Less: Mindset for Moms

May 19, 2014 by Bethany 29 Comments

Photo Credit: Ed Yourdon via Compfight cc OK, so I hated hearing this. Anyone who knows me, knows I love…

Mindset for Moms, Stay at Home Mothering

How Do You Want to Change? Mindset for Moms

May 5, 2014 by Bethany 32 Comments

Photo Credit: ecstaticist via Compfight cc I am notoriously self-critical, so when someone asks me how I want to change,…

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Mindset for Moms From Mundane to Marvelous Thinking in Just 30 days

April 28, 2014 by Bethany 31 Comments

A few weeks ago my husband and I had another long conversation about my mood and my attitude. He was…

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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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