The other day a darling friend from my old ward contacted me about using my boys and and me for a Mormon Message. I thought I knew what a 'Mormon Message' was, but Googled it just to be sure. After watching short video clips on an LDS YouTube site that were incredibly touching and looked like fun to be a part of, I quickly agreed that we'd do it.
We chatted about the details - This message was going to be about Elder Uchtdorf's conference address about slowing down and taking time for the little things and to be still. I remembered the talk and couldn't think of a better lesson for me to focus on. She went on to tell me that I was to be portrayed as the 'Typical Mormon Mommy Blogger" and my boys were to be rowdy boys at play outside. I loved it. No acting required. This is who they are, who I am. Or am I?
I haven't written in my blog in 6 months.
I opened my blog the other day and just started reading and found that I'm completely fascinated by the things I had written over the last several years. Some stories are terrifying reminders of early mommy days and most are funny things the kids said or did. I found myself wanting to pinch tiny bums and rub bald little heads. My words are dripping in sarcasm most of the time and it's annoying to read it because, really, who likes the sound of their own voice being played back?
I do love writing. And it's clear that I love myself, my kids and my rambling. So why have I slacked off so much over the last year or so? This has really been bothering me lately because I find the conclusion so very scary. Am I....boring? The kids go to school all day and Eric and I just shuffle around the house. Then they come home and it's homework and playing but at their ages it doesn't really seem like noteworthy stuff to blog about. I can't put up recipes because I don't cook. My idea of crafting is more interesting to the pre-school age kid, using magazine cutouts and glue. I've never used more than 3 coupons. No matter how expensive the camera, I can't take great pictures. What the crap do I do all day? Who am I? What am I supposed to write about?
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Typical Mormon Mommy Blogger
Posted by Laurie at Tuesday, May 03, 2011 4 comments
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