Abundant Life In the Making

Oh Baby with Baby(Doll)

aimee — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:59:47 +0000

This is new. Baby finds her doll. Baby picks up doll. Baby puts thumb in mouth. It happens every time. And I fall for this little one even more. Is that even possible?

Broken For Me

aimee — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:44:16 +0000

“Smash!” I know the source of the sound without looking(or atleast one half of the crash), the sweet blond head of Drummer Boy has once again made contact with a corner of a table or a door handle, maybe the edge of the bathroom sink. Earlier in the day he stepped on the point of a [...]

Imperfect Mamas Club-Guest Post

aimee — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:07:15 +0000

I came across A Path Made Straight on one of those late night blog binges. You know what I mean. By the time I found it I had a running list of all the ways I could be a better mom-better art projects, dress the kids in cuter outfits, take up knitting. As I [...]

Knowing

aimee — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 06:03:28 +0000

It’s 11pm on February 23rd. A year ago I was eating a pint of Ben and Jerry’s ice cream and the knowledge that our family(and my body for that matter) would forever change the next day was both real(hence the pint of ice cream) and completely untouchable. I’d done it three times before, the expecting, the laboring, [...]

Who Says

aimee — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 04:18:17 +0000

Who says the fourth child doesn’t get enough attention? Around here, this little one has everyone fighting for her attention. With only six days until her first birthday, she’s already been giving us a whole lot of love. And we’ve been savoring every bit of it.

Hobbling into the Imperfect Mamas Club-Guest Post

aimee — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 22:23:15 +0000

Silence. It may have been silent here, in the quiet land of blogdom, but in our home it’s been the opposite. Four children(add one Mr. Darcy) hacking, sniffing, and blowing noses can lead to quite the ca-cough-ony. Stumbling through the days, sometimes handing out grace and comfort, and others times impatient and waiting to call in [...]

I Am THAT Mom-Guest Post

aimee — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 01:15:56 +0000

Today’s Guest post for the Imperfect Mama’s Club is from my friend Tiana. Mother of one sweet girl and imminently expecting a baby boy, she’s dared to share some of the more humbling aspects of motherhood to date. I had to sneak in a few of comments she meant just for me, because they’re really [...]

A Pop Quiz-Imperfect Mama Style

aimee — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 04:29:58 +0000

Question: The image above is- A) A lovely valentine hand-crafted by my 4 year old. B)Treasures retrieved from outside when the snow melted today. C) The items removed from 11-month old Sparkle’s mouth the past few days. If you answered A or B, your faith in my role as a mother is appreciated. The answer, however, is C. Do you [...]

The Imperfect Mamas Club-Guest Post #2

aimee — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 07:03:24 +0000

Today’s guest post for the Imperfect Mamas Club is near and dear to me, written with honesty and encouragement from my best friend. I miss you, Amy. As I was standing in church today, singing with the congregation, worshipping the Lord, I was overcome with emotion because of the words I was singing. “Let your mercy [...]

Expecting

aimee — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 02:26:27 +0000

For the past two weeks I’ve had a friend staying with me. She’s recycled the laundry, cleared the dirty dishes from the sink and counter, kept her two eyes on baby Sparkles while her much less mobile 3 month old watched nearby. Not one to enjoy sharing my few, stolen, quiet moments in the day, [...]