Carla: Not so long ago, I was in my car with a male friend of mine who is about 13 years younger than I am. An Audioslave song came on the radio and I happened to know the words. This fact stunned my friend into silence.
I get than when you’re 28 a 41-year-old mom in […]
Mommy Revolution
Found My Self, Lost My Mind
Caryn: So today kicked off the 2009-2010 ”speaking season” for me. Today’s talk was the one based on my book—with a smidge of the Rev thrown in—so it was all about losing ourselves, confused identities, and unrealistic expectations. All the stuff I love.
On the way home, I was feeling a big smug, thinking how after all my […]
Loneliness
Carla: As you know, I am one of the 21 presenters at Christianity 21 (Oct 9-11), an unprecedented event that promises to be a cultural shake-up. There are some astonishing presenters involved and I can’t wait to hear what they have to say. PLUS: Caryn and I are hosting a Mommy Revolution hang out time […]
Mama’s Big Adventure
Carla: For the last few weeks, I’ve had a thing roiling around in my head. Actually, it’s a few things that seem to have coalesced into one thing that I think might be worth sharing with the Revoution.
For starters, I read this book (which I’ve mentioned before) in which the author points out that all the […]
Worrying about Worry
Carla: First an official announcement: We are lice-free and have been for more than a week. I am declaring us done!!!! We nailed those suckers fast and never heard from them again.
Second, lice have now taken the top spot on my “things I hate about motherhood” list. The former champ has moved into second place. […]
Still Jealous?
Carla: So last week I was away from my family for about 30 hours. I went to my parents’ house for a little gathering of my beloved aunties and a few girls cousins, then spent the next morning and part of the afternoon sitting by the lake, soaking up the sun, reading a book, and […]
