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Calvary Love, Motherhood and Patience

24 Jan 2017 3 Comments

by enthusiasticallydawn in Poetry Tags: Ann Voskamp, Christian, christianity, Faith Gateway, mother- daughter relationship, motherhood, Online Bible Study, poem, poetry, spiritual journey, Spiritual lessons, The Broken Way

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“If I have not the patience of my Saviour

with the souls who grow slowly;

if I know little of travail (a sharp and painful thing)

till Christ be fully formed in them,

then I know nothing of Calvary love.”

~ Amy Carmichael

Today, I am sharing from the MOM Archives…a story from when things were beginning to get hard communicating with my then budding preteen aged daughter.

I know hard places…dry places, the weary and broken places…I guess that’s why I look forward to the upcoming journey with Ann Voskamp through Faithway as she shares her online Bible Study– check out the link – to see if it’s something for you! Meanwhile, I pray this story/poem blesses you in some way today…

Judging Motherhood: Gavel or Grace

08 May 2016 2 Comments

by enthusiasticallydawn in Spirituality, Writing Life Tags: Judging others, Mother's Day, motherhood, Mothers and Daughters, Parenting, women's issues

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But he gives us more grace. That is why Scripture says: “God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble.” ~James 4:6

Whether you are a mother or not, I offer you some thoughts to ponder this Mother’s Day with this post I wrote awhile back about that most tender and tumultuous of all relationships, that of mother and child…

My cell phone rings from the bedside table, morning still has not peeked in through the blinds yet. I reach into the dark, pressing the phone to me ear.

“Yes?” I reply, knowing who is on the other end of the ring.

“I just wanted to let you know it’s icy, and to be careful. I don’t want you to fall when you take the dog out.”

Daughter Fall (A Poem about Letting Go)

10 Nov 2015 13 Comments

by enthusiasticallydawn in Poetry, Rhode Island Living, Scenic New England, Writing Community, Writing Life Tags: Coastal Rhode Island, daughters, mother- daughter relationship, motherhood, Narragansett, Parenting, poem, poems, poetry, Rhode Island, Tuesday at Ten

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Poetry can be a snapshot of the day, a moment, a memory, a season. It so often captures what I find hard to articulate in essay form, and like paintings leaves room for varied conclusion. I have written this poetic response for my blogging sister and friend Karen, for her Tuesday at Ten prompt. It was perfect because I had already captured the morning in images by the ocean, but this prompt allowed me to approach with words the unspoken emotions pumping through my mom heart today.

I invite you to have a look at the amazing pictures (amazing because RI is a beautifully photographic state, not because I am a great photographer! ) I grabbed and linked for you to enjoy: Narragansett, RI/Fall.

I hope you enjoy the poem and the pictures…

You Have a Girl (Guest Post by Linda Langlois)

13 Jun 2015 2 Comments

by enthusiasticallydawn in Guest Post, Poetry, Rhode Island Living, Writing Life Tags: daughters, empty nest, love and marriage, mother- daughter relationship, motherhood, poem

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As many of you know I have featured writers from my local group each week. This weekend I have the honor and pleasure of sharing a poem from the leader of our group, Linda Langlois.

I know you will enjoy this poignant offering…

Mean Moms, Child Idolatry and the Only Way Out

16 Apr 2015 6 Comments

by enthusiasticallydawn in Spirituality Tags: children, grace, Job, Mean Moms, Mean Moms Club, motherhood, Parenting, Redemption

Yes, Mother. I can see you are flawed. You have not hidden it. That is your greatest gift to me.

Alice Walker

“Mom, she doesn’t like me.” she says in a manner beyond her years.

I try to brush it off, give her words of encouragement, but know there is probably a grain of truth in the middle. With a child who is both sensitive and extremely intelligent, I have witnessed more than my share of minor (and not so minor) injustices. I was sadly disappointed in what I closely observed as a mom willing to volunteer in an extracurricular activity group. I recognized then that there are some who step up, not because they love children, but because they love their own children. Other children are tolerated, unless they are useful in some way to the parent’s agenda for the child. If your child fits the mold, expectation and standard they set, great. Otherwise…the labels are slapped on, and the adults who could be part of the solution by their position become part of a more complicated and complex problem.