10 Things You Should Know About Mama

Today’s post is a little different than the usual printable or worksheet.  I’m participating in iHomeschool Network’s 10 in 10 Series.

Today’s topic?

10 Things You Should Know About Me

So here they are, in no particular order:

I have trouble saying no.

Eek.  This one character traits bites me in the rear all of the time.  Thankfully, I have a husband who helps me pick up the pieces when I over commit…which is often.

Which leads me to…

I love my family dearly.

My husband and children are precious gifts to me and I don’t dare take them for granted.

I’ve been blessed with loving, faithful parents, a fab brother, easy-to-get-along with in-laws, and a precious-to-my-heart niece and nephews.

I pray that my children know that they are surrounded by a family who loves them and wants the best for them and will go down fighting for them.

I want family to be as important to them as it is to me.

I want to live out in the country.

Right now we live in suburbia land and while it has a few perks, my heart would really love for us to live out in the country (but not too far…a girl needs internet access, ya know.)

My husband and I dream of sitting on the front porch in the evening and only hearing the world around us – not traffic or our neighbor’s lawn mower.  We want our kids to have unlimited grass to run and play and explore in.

Maybe one day. 🙂

I really enjoy cooking.

Yesterday marks 9 weeks since our family has been gluten-free (or attempted to be GF).  I didn’t know going into this process that I’d have to completely learn how to cook most dishes again.  The days of melt-in-your-mouth pancakes are gone!

I do love to cook for my family, despite our latest dietary restrictions.  There’s nothing like hearing one of my kiddos exclaim, “Mama!  That was so GOOD!”

The truest of compliments!

I was a Registered Nurse in my past life.

I know most bloggers of educational printables/worksheets were educators in some capacity, however I don’t fit that mold.

I worked as an RN in a community hospital for almost 10 years, mostly in telemetry.  Most of that time I worked the night shift from 7p-7a.

When our 3rd child was born, we saw that I needed to stay home.  I miss it often, but wouldn’t dare change a thing about staying home.

Being at home with my little people is where I should be right now.

Often times, my planning and organizing of our homeschool is better than my implementation.

Sometimes the craziness and chaos of having four little people overtakes us all and my implementation of our planned day is…well, awful.

My husband gives me a good amount of time to plan, but sometimes I fail miserably when working through our daily studies.

I try to remind myself that tomorrow is a new day and we can try again.

I love to play the piano.

My mama taught me the C scale when I was a little girl, and I’ve been hooked on the piano ever since.  I’m no virtuoso, just have a love of playing.

My parents were kind enough to get a piano when I was 8 or 9.  I distinctly remember the day it was delivered: joy!

My Aunt Sandy taught me to play with two hands, the first song being “At Calvary.”

I played for my church and school chorus all through middle school and high school, and those are some of my fondest growing up memories.

I love to be in ocean water.

I could float in ocean water all day.  I love it, despite my extremely fair skin!

I like to have time alone.

Alone time for me rarely happens.  I know that when I have the opportunity to be alone, that it is a gift from God.  This season in my life is not one of solitude and I am finally okay with that. 🙂

Which leads me to…

I know Jesus.

I don’t talk about religion much here at Mama’s, only because that’s not the focus of this site.  But interestingly enough He IS the focus of this site because God  infiltrates all that I do – how I parent, how I homeschool, how I spend my free time, how and what I blog about, my financial decisions, how I respond to emails, and so on.

How lost I’d be without Him.

Lauren Hill

Lauren Hill is a Christian mom to 5, ages 19 to 7. She homeschools her children in the classical education tradition and is currently in her 15th year of homeschool. She creates engaging worksheets and hands-on printable activities for Preschool and Elementary age children to supplement their daily studies.

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