I am in San Diego with my family and my son’s sweetheart. He just graduated from Marine Bootcamp. I am a military mom. Boo, aka Sugar Bum, is a Marine. Which makes me, Boo’s mom, a Marine mom. The draft ended in 1973, except for moms of the enlisted. We still are being drafted. TheRead More
The Fruit of the Spirit Moms Manifest in Abundance
The fruit of the spirit is a good measure of my Christian walk. In my experience, these are the goals of a “decent” Believer. Personally, I have muddied the waters – er, fruit basket, berating myself for my lacking in this area or that. Primarily, patience, I lack patience. Granted it’s not really my fault,Read More
Why I am Not a Fan of Mother’s Day
I have never been a fan of Mother’s Day. Today, the day before Mother’s Day is the 22nd anniversary of my motherhood. Our oldest daughter turns 22 today and graduates from my alma mater, Abilene Christian University. She was in the audience when I graduated from ACU, she was one. And I remember my firstRead More
Best Tips for Effective Parenting for Every Parent
October 1999, I thought I had the parenting thing down pat. I could have easily written tips on what I knew then about effective parenting for every parent. I would have been wrong. Mary Margaret, aka Maggie, Magpie, and the Magster was easy… even if we thought she was hard. I did, in fact,Read More
Shelby Spear and The #Matt1020 Link Up
Congratulations to Shelby Spear for winning the drawing for the meeting with my agent Jessica Kirkland of Kirkland Media Management!!! Shelby is an eloquent and talented writer and I was squealing when I pulled her name from the hat!!! We will start the tally for next quarter’s drawing (prize TBD) NOW! So link up andRead More
Sleepless in Texas: Excuse me while I Ignore You, Common Sense, and Jesus
I am living a sleepless existence. I am still all out of whack from daylight savings time. The entire concept is not from Jesus. Messing with time, which is from the Lord who created it, is blasphemy. On the seventh day He rested. He didn’t rest, except in the spring when He rested less, orRead More
Riding the Wave…
Feeling all the Feels…Riding the Wave Post by: Jami Amerine My week has been – ridiculous. The list of life-altering changes include, a transitional end to our foster-love’s time in our home, the departure of our oldest son to Marine Bootcamp, our oldest daughter’s upcoming wedding, the release and launch of my book, potty trainingRead More
How to Raise a Loser: A Step by Step Action Plan for Parents
In the midst of being a mom of seven, the revelations are exhausting, parents heed the warning. At 3:30 a.m. I received a text from a college-baby. Actually, four texts, one I may have slept through. College-Baby: I slipped and fell at work and landed on my butt. College-Baby: I can’t sleep it hurts soRead More
YO! Moms of JUST One: the #1 Solution to your Biggest Problem
I have seven. As a mother of seven, I want to know why when a mom of many says to you, “Oh, you JUST have one?” you don’t PUNCH HER IN THE THROAT??? [Tweet ““Oh, you JUST have one?” #onlychild”] Can I just say? This is this most insulting comment one mother can say toRead More
The Origins of Buffalo Boys, Vandals, Man Babies, Homing Pigeons, and Eagles
The buffalo boy smell is very distinct. Sunshine and sweat, with a hint of fresh cut grass and a little musty dirt and you, have a spicy, pungent smell only a mother could love, err… tolerate. It knows one discretion. Pixie’s get a sunshine smell, vandals get the buffalo boy smell. Our two adopted sons,Read More
Do You Suffer From PMS: Pathetic Mom Syndrome?
I have PMS. But I don’t have a uterus. I don’t get cramps. That is not my excuse for acting like a crazy person. I had a bad case yesterday. The only good thing that went on was that I didn’t have to get ready for bed… cause I was still in my pajamas fromRead More
Salvation of a Mom…
The salvation of a mom is harder for a mother to embody. You see, tonight my soul is spread seven ways; serving Pizza and beer at a high-end joint downtown. It’s on a date that’s not a date but might be a date at a later date if it weren’t for all the history ofRead More
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