The Most Important Thing I Say: Mom Talk
The Most Important Thing I Say: Mom Talk The most important thing I say to my children can be categorized in two parts, true wisdom and “mom talk.” Wisdom is something they embrace, it in some ways defines them and me. Mom talk is regurgitated in heavy doses of misunderstandings and razzing as the children…
If Moms Ruled the World: Mom Law
If Moms Ruled the World: Mom Law If moms ruled the world, Mom Law would make life run much smoother. Maybe not every day, especially not Mondays, but for just a moment, let’s look at how different things might be. I got a text from my oldest daughter this week, it was a news article…
How to Mother Adult Babies Better
How to Mother Adult Babies Better One never stops being a mother, even when she has adult babies. I am writing this at 30,000 feet. My oldest daughter, Maggie and I are flying home from a visit with my youngest biological son, Luke aka the Hippie Baby. He lives and works at an Ashram. He…
Learning Disabilities: A Blessing
Learning Disabilities: A Blessing Learning disabilities, I propose it is a loaded diagnosis, I call a blessing. Some will call it a crutch. Others will say it is a tragedy, a malady of disorders and hardships, one wouldn’t wish on their worst enemy. But, I know some things, just a few things about learning disabilities.…
You Probably Need Counseling…
“I probably need counseling,” and my daughter and I said, “Yes, you do,” too quickly and simultaneously. Which was awkward. And then my mom said, “Nah. It’s way too late for that.” No, really, it’s not. And this isn’t a jab at my mom. She knows she needs counseling. I think we all do. Wait,…
Facebook: Ten Years Ago Today
Leave it to Facebook to remind me what I looked like or where I was, last year, and the years before. This week I will be 48. And, having arrived at 48, it doesn’t seem very old. However, I remember thinking that it was. As much as it irks me some days, Facebook birthdays are…
You Can’t Fix an Ugly Personality
Season 5 Episode 10 Charm School Welcome to the Jubilee Road Podcast Season 5 Episode 10 Charming School You Can’t Photoshop an Ugly Personality with Jami Amerine and Rebecca Huff of That Organic Mom! Road Sign – A pretty soul takes you a lot further than a hateful spirit. Scripture: Ephesians 2:10 Create in me a…
The Hardest Part: Believing Big
Lately, I have been believing big. Like, really big. The hardest part of believing big is the enemy. He is literally the worst. I have had a lot of time alone. In the last two weeks, I have been deep in what I and many of my writer friends call, the writer’s hidey-hole. And it…
Charming War Paint: Makeup Love
Season 5 Episode 9 Charming War Paint: Makeup Love Wearing makeup, removing makeup, how makeup routines change as we age Jami Prays Road Sign – Makeup can be a charming way to enhance the beauty that already shines from within you. Scripture: 1 Samuel 16:7b The LORD does not look at the things man looks at.…
Part-Time Jesus: Half-Hearted Belief
Part-Time Jesus: Half-Hearted Belief I have come to recognize a part-time Jesus or half-hearted belief system ruling the days of my life. In all fairness, I am a busy girl. But I am not here to make excuses. Here, at the moment, is a lonely little hotel suite deep in the heart of downtown Houston. …