Motherhood: it's a dangerous profession!


... having lots of energy cords. I've been reading the book Energy Strands written by Denise Linn. It got me thinking, and then inspired me to make this picture. I feel live I'm always connected by invisible strands with my children. Even when they're not around. Or may, sometimes especially when they're not around.

Even though I've been a mom for almost thirty years now, I still fear the day someone comes up to me and exposes me as a fraud. I often feel like an actress in a very bad B-movie. The kind that doesn't even make it to the movie theater, but is released onto dvd immediately....

A song keeps playing in my head: 'Where is the love?' Indeed, where ís the love?! And is there enough love going around? Where is the love? Sometimes I'm so busy living, keeping the kids from killing themselves and each other, I forget about the love. It's hard to feel the love when they walk...

My husband gets a Christmas package from his work. My daughter gets a Christmas package from her work. I, however, get no Christmas package from my work. Because as a SAHM, I'm supposed to be satisfied with love and kisses. Don't get me wrong, it's not that I don't appreciate being paid with love. But...
This year the worst thing I could ever imagine happened. I lost one of my children. Although I don't want to say 'lost'. I would like to think she's still around. Just in a different way. Like in this poem by Henry Scott-Holland: I am but in the other room 'Death is nothing at all. ...
A dangerous profession indeed, lol! Now following your wonderful blog from the Follow Me Wednesday blog hop!
hahaha that it is! Love this pic 😉
Now that is just too funny!
Love it! That is great 😀 I'm your newest GFC follower, Mandiana. I think your blog would also be a great addition to the Time4Mommy Community Directory if you'd like to add it at http://favs.time4mommy.com.
Muuuuuuwahahahaha! Too funny! Happy Wednesday!
Ouch!! LOL. Love this.
Ha ha! Love that!
That is definitely worth a thousand words! Love it! (Isn't that what we feel like after a few weeks of summer vacation!?)
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Well at least you went fashionably =)Cute boots and from what I could see, nice outfit! Stopping by from Project Alicia's WW.
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Love that picture! I am a new follower via Skip & Jump Hop! Please check out my new blog http://aboutamom.com! 🙂
That is too funny and that is how I feel some days! Thanks for sharing this WW post on NOBH! 🙂
That is fantastic. I sort of feel like that today ....
Too good! That was me yesterday - cuz the kids were running the show over here!
OMG, that's hilarious, thanks for sharing this pic. Barbara,
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LOL!!!! Great post!
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LMAO and I'm only on the third post. Totally a new follower from Time 4 Mommy. Love your writing style.
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