I want them to know that a good marriage takes commitment, so I will keep continue to date their father and find ways to show how much I love him every day. I want them to have developed a passion for learning, so I will continue educating them in our home, and I will continue learning right beside them. I want them to remember that I believed they could do anything, so I will continue to take them to gymnastics and guitar lessons and piano. I want them to remember that I have always had their backs, so I will continue to fight with the insurance company and advocate for their best care. When my kids are grown I want them to remember that their mama loved to feed them, so I will continue to bake the cakes and cinnamon rolls and the homemade bread.
#SUPER MOM CAPE HOW TO#
“If somebody offers you an amazing opportunity but you are not sure you can do it, say yes – then learn how to do it later.” ~Sir Richard Branson I owe it to my children to show them how to “ do it scared” and never let fear get in the way. I live in a country where I’m allowed to be anything I want to be, and I owe it to those who have secured those rights to reach for the stars and live out my dreams. So, if I have the opportunity to get out of bed in the morning, I have every intention of living my life to the fullest- even if it means knotted muscles and puffy eyes. My doctors predicted my death 19 years ago, yet here I am. I am no longer ashamed to say that I’m a mom who struggles to do it all because I know that it’s only by the grace of God that I’m able to do anything at all. And believe it or not, my husband and I usually go on a date once a week. My kids go to youth group and piano lessons and guitar lessons and gymnastics. I go to more doctor visits in one month than most people go to in a year if not longer. Oh yeah, and I like to write most of the curriculum for our co-op, too. I’m the co-director of a homeschool co-op, the treasurer of an international ministry, an entrepreneur with two business startups, a Bible study leader, and a contributor to this blog. I have a daughter with cancer, and I have lupus. I’m a homeschooling mama of five kids (with a part-time bonus kid for the summer), and I’m married to a wounded warrior. I had the best of intentions, but I have failed miserably.Īnd do you know why I’ve failed? Because I have 7 people in my house who I would literally give my life for, and I realize that it is an honor and a privilege to live my life for them every day. Last year I even wrote an article called 5 Reasons Why I’m Hanging Up My Super-Mom Cape in 2018. A backsliding Pharisee disguised as a mom who knows her own limitations. all while shoving my cape under my coat, so no one can see that I’m a mom struggling to do it all. I preach against the dangers of trying to do it all …. I encourage other moms to stop trying to do it all. Super-Mom Syndrome is wearing me down, but I refuse to hang up my cape. You may be plagued with the same disorder and struggle with the same addiction without even realizing what has come over you. My husband, with his fancy medical degree and keen diagnostic capabilities, assessed my frazzled condition and determined that I suffer from a very common affliction. Yes, I have lupus but, there’s another chronic illness to blame.
My fists are always balled up, my neck is in knots, and my shoulders are in a permanent upward shrug. My muscles are tight, and my neck is stiff.
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