Mom UP!

Wow, here it is. My first blog. To tell you the truth, I never thought I would be a blogger. That was for the cool kids who could articulate their thoughts into interesting cohesive articles. I never would have tried if it weren’t for the assignment we were given in a business class.  I dreaded it and briefly thought about dropping the class… As I read the instructions for the blog, I latched onto one word.  Journal.  ”Hey,” I thought, “I can do that!”  As I reflected on the importance of journals, another thought occurred to me. How many times have I let something as simple, like the semantics of an assignment prevent me from doing what I needed to get done? 

I like to think that I am pretty stalwart. If something is worth doing, it should be done right-regardless of how I feel about it.  One of my favorite mottoes is “I can do hard things”, or as one of my friends is fond of saying “Mom up”, her own take on the phrase “man up”.  My family recently suffered a devastating loss, and I was not sure if I could handle working full time, raising kids,  and going to school, all while dealing with the heartbreak. The only thing that prevented me from taking a semester off was the concern that I would not return after a break. Sometimes we simply need to put our trust in the Lord, a smile on our face and “Mom up"; do what needs to be done.  This is true in all aspects of life, whether it’s family, school, or a career. So here’s to this semester! Let’s Mom UP! And get it done!!