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  • Five Things I’ve Learned from Being a Mom by Kate

    11 May 2012

    Our final guest for the week is the fabulous Kate from Centsational Girl.  She is a mother to 3 and a “bargain hunter, design lover, incurable DIYer, living in Northern California’s Wine Country.”
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    I’m so honored to be here Melissa, thank you for including me in your “Things I’ve Learned About Being a Mom” series! Becoming a mom is a life changing experience and in my mind the most influential job a woman will ever have. I consider it an honor and privilege to be blessed with little souls and consider motherhood to be an amazing gift from God. I often marvel how I was entrusted with something so important as the ultimate caretaker in the life of another human being. I could talk for days about what motherhood has taught me but I’ll try to be succinct today and keep it short! Here are five things I’ve learned from being a mom.
    A Swollen Heart. The heart’s capacity to love grows exponentially when we’re entrusted with the life of a child from the moment of their birth. Every step of their development adds a new layer so that after many years your heart swells as it grows larger and larger and by the time they reach adulthood, you’ve experienced great joy, pride, contentment, anxiety, and sometimes even sorrow all because of the layers of love that have built up on your heart.

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    Some Things I’ve Learned About Being a Mom by Robyn

    10 May 2012

    Please help me welcome my friend Robyn from the Pink Peony of Le Jardin to 320 Sycamore today! She lives in a colonial with 3 amazing children & a loving husband that is always (mostly!) supportive of her passion for creating and endless projects.
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    On MotherhoodIMG_3533
    Let's be honest.  Some days I want to stay under the covers instead of face the many tasks that lay ahead.  Each day I think I will get caught up, yet each day brings new surprises to remind me that there will always be more to do.  More dirty clothes to pick up that didn’t make it to the hamper.  More dishes to wash, and crumbs to sweep away.  More school papers to sign, and more schedules to keep up with.  Endless shopping, organizing, refereeing, loving, listening, and reminding.

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    Some Things I’ve Learned About Being a Mom by Chrissie Grace

    09 May 2012

    I am so thrilled to have Chrissie Grace from In His Grace with us today. She is wife, a mother to 4 adorable children, and an artist. She made the pillow in Lauren’s room and I have admired her blog and her work ever since.
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    When Melissa asked me if I'd like to write a guest-post for Mothers Day coming up, I was honored!
    Being a mother is one of (if not the greatest) joys in my life. And then I read the line-up of the other mothers. Seriously, I have to go after Shawni from 71 Toes? She has it all...she is like Mom of the Year...no literally, she is!
    I got a little nervous and insecure...little ol'me with my flaws and my never-ending mistakes. Who am I to talk about motherhood? Let's screech all that to all a halt right now.
    And so I come to #1 on my top 5 list of things I've learned by Becoming a Mother:
    1. Don't compare yourself to anyone else...
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    It starts when we're pregnant...we feel bad if we can't breastfeed.  We look at our neighbor's 8 month old walking and get embarrased when our 18 month old isn't yet.We feel pressured to buy our daughter cute Gymboree clothes to fit in when we can't afford it and have been blessed with a set of hand-me-downs.
    You know the drill... we compare ourselves (and our children) to what "everyone" else has or is doing. What an unfortunate deal to pass on to our kids.  Let's stop that nonsense now.  Let's teach our kids that God makes everyone different for our reason.
    There is so much beauty in that.
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