Who is Mom?

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Hmm. What a question!

My name is Amy and I’m a full time mom three young children, ages 8 (boy), 6 (boy) and 3 (girl) , and one fantastic 16 year-old Danish foreign exchange student (whom we have known for years.)

I first tried my hand (fingers?) at blogging when I was training for a two-day bike ride from Houston to Austin to raise funds for MS. What an experience that was, by the way! (You can read my overview of the weekend here.) Nine months out I thought it was a crazy idea I would never achieve. I was not a cyclist. Eight months out I knew I had to do it. And did it I did, with lots of prayer and lots of encouragement and lots of determination. Anyhow, I enjoyed writing about my experiences, but once the ride was over I wasn’t sure what to write about.

It wasn’t long after that I decided to begin blogging using a domain name I registered nearly seven years prior when I first became a mom. I had grand ambitions of creating a fantastic site with all sorts of real-life tips and stories for moms back then.

Well, real life got in the way and the site didn’t materialize. But this blog did. And, wow! What an adventure it has already become!

I never expected to write so openly about my conversations with God, but by following a devotional and journaling plan called SOAP outlined by my pastor, I began to hear God telling me to do just that. So nearly every day that I have internet access you can read my daily devotional findings here. And I have truly enjoyed the feedback I have received on those!

In addition to devotionals, I also write about other facets of my life here and there. My husband was bitten by the traveling bug before we became married. Consequently we choose to travel more than most and have taken some excellent adventures with our kiddos and a few without. I try to share the highlights and what I’ve learned here.

I also enjoy scrapbooking, which, I am learning through the blogging world, can be quite controversial. Guess you either love it or don’t. Well, I do. But my album pages aren’t going to win any “most-intricate” or “most-beautiful” awards. I’m just going for “most-loved by me and my family for years to come.”

Let’s see… what else might you want to know? Mothering did not come easy to me. It was a bit of a challenge, but I’m certainly glad I had the privilege to become a mom. I’m enjoying the journey much more now, and I hope to someday make it easier for new moms to make the adjustment, and already-moms to learn to lean on God, on wiser, more experienced moms and each other more.

That’s it for now. Oh, and I’m a Gator… Yet another thing I never saw coming, but once I went to school there, I couldn’t imagine going anywhere else.

So thanks for taking the time to read what I share. I hope you find it brings you cheer and encouragement… or maybe it’ll make you more thankful for what you already enjoy.

God’s blessings to you,