Faith. I’ve been throwing that word around a lot lately. Between my aunt’s cancer diagnosis, treatment, and remission, testifying about the blessings of being a true tither, to Jacob’s decrease in ear infections, I throw the word faith around like a football on Sunday. But here’s a confession: I’ve got work to do. You see …
Category Archives: Faith
The Fallacy of Happiness
In 2014 Pharrell released the mega-hit, ‘Happy’. Once my children heard it, their requests to listen to ‘The Happy Song’ were daily. I sang and danced along with them, laughing at how they messed up the words. Happiness is something that is often the topic of everything from ad campaigns (Hershey’s ‘Happiness Is…’) to famous …
The Good Wife
I recently came across a post on a social media page about taking your spouse to the altar and praying for them. I didn’t know the poster personally but something about it bothered me. It wasn’t the idea of praying for your spouse; it just made me wonder if the person who posted it was …
Be All That You Can Be
I can’t remember the decade that the Army used that slogan but I can still clearly remember the jingle. The commercials showed the average Joe or Joanna transforming into soldiers, doctors, and all the things that apparently joining the Army can help you become. If only it were that simple. Every day we receive messages …
Jesus, Coffee, and Sleep
A few days ago I posted a picture on Instagram that said I was running on Jesus and coffee. I thought it was funny but there was more than a bit of truth to it. I am prone to restless nights, sleep disturbance unspecified in medical terms, so when I actually need my brain and have …
When the Big Waves Hit
Yesterday was our last day at the beach and I thought it would be cool to take the kids down to Mustang Island State Park. The beach there is directly off the Gulf of Mexico, as opposed to Rockport Beach which is off Aransas Bay. We exactly hopped out the car and started out into …
He’s There…
It’s been almost a year since I debuted FATMama. I’ve written about everything from my faith to the dimples in my thighs to why I wear tennis shoes 99% of the time. When I first started blogging I had so much to say. I could see a story in everything and it was a story …
Don’t be Ashamed
The dreams were always the same. In one I’m in the passenger side of a moving car and I’m frantically trying to get in the driver’s seat. My seatbelt won’t come undone and my legs aren’t long enough to reach the brake. It never occurs to me to just pull the emergency brake. I wake …
When Doves Cry
Yesterday I acted like a spoiled rotten brat. After a great trip with my mom and the kids I came home expecting a clean house and all the laundry done. When it wasn’t, I was a bit miffed. I had made up in my mind that although the hubs foot the bill for the trip …
Husbands and Wives
The other night the hubs told the kids he was doing laundry. Because my daughter notices everything, she quickly asked why. (I’ve been on laundry duty alone for awhile because he’s working 60+ hours a week). I shouted back, “Because that’s what we do”. To which she replied, “Because you’re his wife and he’s your’re …