When I was growing up, every Mother’s Day the preacher would pull out a sermon on Proverbs 31 to remind us all how a “real woman” were supposed to act and be. I don’t recall similar sermons on Father’s Day about how men should behave…but let me keep moving. I’m going to make a confession…
Category: Kids
Mommas: You Are Not Failing.
Last week I found myself feeling sad. It was a combination of things. The death of a boy in a nearby county due to a school shooting, Hurricane Matthew on a war path heading toward our state, our current political quagmire, an article in the news about a special needs boy that broke my heart….I…
Don’t Judge Me
I have a couple littles at my house that are crazy about bacon. It’s an unnatural love for pork that I find somewhat disturbing, but nonetheless, it is what it is. Recently I cooked a plate of bacon for breakfast and one of my littles, who gets up before the rest of the house, “called…
I Didn’t Know
Two years ago I wrote my first blog post, because of my daughter Cadence. She has shown us first hand the challenges of living with Autism (challenging for her, our other children and ourselves) but I started writing this blog because I wanted to offer hope to others. I have been honest about some of…
Reflections of a Preacher’s Wife
Today is my 18th wedding anniversary. My husband was already a preacher when I married him and so my life has been on display before a congregation of people since before I said “I do”. All these years later we have ministered in many settings to multiple congregations and have been blessed with 5 great…
Use What You Have: Post-it Note #140
I’m sitting in an auditorium right now because my daughter, Jayden, has a concert later today. I traveled with her yesterday to a conference center where children and young adults from all over the state of SC are gathering this weekend to be part of a musical project. The 5th and 6th graders are forming…
The Here and Now: Post-it Note #137
I went to Wal-mart yesterday. The Saturday before Christmas at a Wal-mart with 3 of my kids, one of those Cadence. She drives a shopping cart like it’s the Daytona 500. I had to be crazy. But then I saw the Valentine candy on the shelf and knew the whole world had gone mad. I…
Mom, is Santa for Real?: Post-it Note #130
If Santa is a Christmas tradition at your house, and you’re a parent, you’ve heard or will hear these words at some point…”Is Santa for real?” My 4-year-old, Bria, asked me that question recently and I just stared at her and finally said, “well, what do you think?” That question always stumps me for a…
A Guy Like Dad: Post-it Note #117
Last night I had a chance to do one of my favorite things. I hung out with the “Sister Club” (my youngest 3 girls) on the back porch swing, in front of the fire pit, with homemade hot chocolate. They always get chatty in those times and they talk about everything when given the safety…
The Whisper in the Whirlwind: Post-it Note #114
Some people’s houses are like museums: Clean and sterile, quiet and tranquil, polite and reverent. And then there’s my house: Loud, Lived in, Cluttered, Explosive. Sometimes I’m just a step ahead of a security breach. Barely contained chaos. My morning routine looks a lot like this: But one of the busiest times of day is…
The Last First: Post-it Note #111
No matter how old a child gets they are still your baby when you are known as Mom. I have 5 babies. I’ve changed lots and lots of diapers. Lost a lot of sleep. Cleaned up messes and washed mountains of clothes. You get used to the season you’re in. It’s what you do. But…
It’s Not Over Until it’s Over! Post-it Note #100
Today marks my 100th Post-it Note. It’s a milestone. I had no idea where this blog would go when I started, but now that we’ve made it this far, I’ve debated what to write about for #100. It only seems fitting to go back to the reason I started writing this blog in the first…
Grace in the Real World - by Connie Post 