I woke up this morning in a horrible mood. Between my unresolved throat issues, hot flashes from said throat issues, and my children waking me up in the middle of the night, I wanted to punch today in the face. Later in the day I found myself having to apologize for things I’d said because …
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Lesson from a Sheep
Friday evening Jacob and I decided to take the kids to see ‘Shaun the Sheep’. I had no idea who this sheep was but it had good ratings on Flixster and we love movies. As we settled into our seats and the movie started I had a slight panic attack as I realized that there …
The Mommy Wars
I have ‘officially’ been a mom for over 5 years. I believe that my years prior to that while I was a classroom teacher rounds it out to 10 (several kids would call me Mom). However it’s only in the last couple of years that I’ve come across the term ‘Mommy Wars’. Initially I was …
Fellowship of the Saints
Between two lengthy vacations and a couple of summer colds, we’ve missed more church than usual. There was a time when not going to church didn’t bother me at all. But these days, if I miss church too many times, I’m just not right. We have been blessed to be a part of a church …
Right on Time
Today was my first day back at work for the 2015-2016 school year. People who know me well know that I have a love-hate relationship with work. I love being productive and pouring myself into projects and people; I hate having a schedule and deadlines. In usual Bunkley Compound fashion my first day back was …
Doing the Most
A few years ago my women’s group read the book ‘Having a Mary Heart, In a Martha World’ by Joanna Weaver. The book is essentially about how we get so busy doing other stuff that we fail to take the time to set at Jesus’ feet. (See Luke 10:38-42). Of course after I left every …
Things I Cannot Say
This summer I have gotten to spend a lot of time with my kiddos. There’s been lots of giggles, hugs, kisses, yelling, and tears. But there’s also been lots of conversations about being kind to one another and the importance of vegetables. Unfortunately there were some things I wanted to tell them that I couldn’t, …
Personal Space
Anybody who has spent more than 10 minutes with a child under the age of 5 knows that they have no idea what personal space is. You know what I’m talking about! They have to sit right next to you, sleep right next to you, and when they say hello it’s two inches from your …
After the Fall
The other day I decided to take the kids to the park. While walking through the mulch I stepped the wrong way and fell…flat on my face. I laid there for about ten seconds and realized that I had two options: lay there or hoist all these thighs and ample bottom up off the ground. …
Let the Good Times Roll!
Anybody who’s spent more than five minutes with me knows that I talk about my kids a lot. The conversation is usually filled with sarcasm and vivid descriptions about their antics. An outsider looking in might think that I’m the worst mother in the world and that my kids drive me to drink. Fortunately neither …