A mother working surrounded by her children.
Hello and welcome to the Blessed Little Life Blog. I am a storyteller, mother, writer, and wife. I believe in wild grace and sharing the beauty and the struggle and that one does not negate the other. This is my space to share bits of motherhood, creativity- the tension in between, and other stories on our journey. I hope you find some space to breathe here while you read.
All in motherhood
I am more than a mother. I am a woman, a daughter, a wife, a friend, an artist, a student. But motherhood makes me better. My children are my God given inspiration. I am more than the work I do everyday and yet it is this work that I do for them daily that changes everything.
"As parents in a modern age, there is an app for everything and we are often sold the importance of structures and schedules for ourselves and our Children. Both structure and having a schedule are important and have their place. But our children need time and space to be children. And that is really what messy play is all about."
"Slow mothering might look like a little more savoring, a little less rushing.A little less progress, a little more process. A little less structure, and a little more kindness. A little less curating and a little more spontaneity. A little less yelling, a little more laughing.”
Our Bodies are assigned shapes: hourglass, pear, straight, oval, diamond, apple. Our skin and hair types are described by words like; dry, flaky, greasy, blemished, normal, average. We have been taught to measure every part of ourselves by a “one type of beauty for every body” system instead of a “every body is a type of beauty” system.What is we saw our bodies as living stories? What if the dark circles, the unruly hair, the scars- all told stories about our history, present, and future? We can all appreciate historical structures for the history they represent and the memories they house.
This year I hope we can all resist the temptation to accumulate what we don't need and instead say yes to less for a truly simple Christmas season. When we say no to excess we create more room for love to grow and peace to be maintained."
