She said "My three boys came after my two girls. Sometimes I felt like I had no idea what I was doing...raising boys.
One thing I did--I kept a little notebook for each of the boys in my drawer and wrote a little something down every day in those notebooks...something I appreciated about them. It made me focus on the good stuff! It improved my attitude when they were challenging. And for me...they were ten times more challenging than the girls.
We survived...and they are now adults with families of their own."
I. Love. This. Idea.
So I have made my own notebook!
Thank you Dawn for sharing this idea with me.
we are good, aren’t we?
my son, pale like milk
a hurricane’s power
passing by everyday
I first bowed to him
but oh my happy hope,
his lyrics
writing my heart
our cage rattles daily
though his cheek is smooth
his face turns towards the world
he will one day breath in
and for this word,
this ancient leaving
that has begun
I prepare
oo i adore this idea! i kept a calendar book all of my son's life and wrote little things!! your book is wonderful inspiration!
ReplyDeleteDear Shona - I just purchased your incredible bound of creativity at Barnes & Noble this past weekend. I can't thank you enough for giving us this gift! Truly - it was exactly what I needed to mend my soul. I am beginning your 12-week course and have chosen my readers to be my "accountability." Thank you for giving me the tools to put a halt to my daily starvation of spirit and renew in me the bliss of living artfully.
ReplyDeleteBlessings,
Jenny
don't delay and share this with your son now, he may not say so but he'll love seeing himself through the loving eyes of his mother. As the mother of five sons and no daughters I knew my role early on was to raise them to be good men and someday good husbands, they need our guidance and appreciation so much!
ReplyDeleteThis is something that will make the bond even stronger when they are grown and come to you and say "Hey Mom...what do I do" (now that he is grown and has a son) You can show him His book you kept. I know I'm looking forward to sharing Chaz's with him but when he is grown..not now..LOL!!!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful poem Shona....beautiful!!!
Hugs,
Regi
CRAZY love this!!
ReplyDeleteHmm something glitched when I tried to follow you a couple weeks ago here I have been wondering why you haven't shown up in my feed lol. I think I found you by way of The crafty Crow but now I cannot remember.
ReplyDeleteYou have a wonderful blog here, and this journal is gorgeous. I need to pen things as much as type. I have been itching to make some journals lately, this might be the inspiration I need.
Also, your book looks wonderful, I have it on my Chapters.Indigo wishlist for when it is released. (That is unless I get around to entering your generous draw!)
Simply Beautiful
ReplyDeleteWell...you've done it again, you have a gift of pulling the creativity out of us and I love your book. This idea for your son is a treasue. When he becomes a man....it will mean more to him than you think. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteHi Shona. Thanks so much for stopping by and leaving your kind words. It means alot. Your blog is gorgeous and this little book for your son is really sweet. I write down the things my kids are doing/saying at the moment and every year on their birthday I write them a letter about them (what is happening with them) and how I feel about them. Then I seal it shut and keep it in their memory boxes to be opened when they are grown.
ReplyDeleteWarm wishes,
Dana
My son came after 2 girls with a large gap between him and the middle. Somedays seemed like alien with him. And others sweet as honey. He is ADD/ADHD, a struggling soon to be 17 yr old.
ReplyDeleteI am going to make him one of these. Thank you for the inspiration.
Smiles
lovely poem Shona!
ReplyDeleteLove your book, Shona!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the mention.
♥ xo
Oh great! Now I have a new regret in life that I never did one of these for my son. Thanks a lot!!!
ReplyDeleteWell, I did save ALL of his fabulous drawings and wrote down all the cute stuff. Maybe I can still put it together now that he's nearly 27!
It's a fantastic idea for sure.
KIm
I know this will mean so much to him.
ReplyDeleteLove your poem, too.
Wow!!!!!!!!! This post spoke volumes to me!!!!!!!! I am raising two autistic boys and so I can write a book about the challenges of raising them!!!!LOL! But how amazing it would be to write down the good things because there are good things!!!!!! sometimes, though they get overshadowed by the many challenges but thank you so much, i need to put this into practice.
ReplyDeleteWonderful idea...such precious memories noted down...including this beautiful poem...
ReplyDeleteI love this poem and this idea. I don't know why I've left poetry out of my life for so many years. I've hidden the few I've written in my private journal. You've inspired me to post one I wrote last week onto my blog. And in the post I wrote about how a few other bloggers and I are going to do your 12 week course together. Maybe starting in a few weeks? If you know anyone else wanting to join, let us know. Thank you for the inspiration that art is important enough to fit in. I've always felt the same way and it was encouraging for me just to read back in my own blog in the posts I've written to remind me. Thank you!
ReplyDeletewhat a fantastic idea!
ReplyDeleteHi Shona...this is so sweet. Frankly, I love raising boys but they are more challenging as they get older. But Rebekah and I agree they are a lot of fun. In fact she says she wants mostly boys some day.
ReplyDeleteThey just need a lot of room to move and make noise. :o)