Ma Maven | The Mom Without A Manual

Often times I find myself getting caught up in the life of adulting. And adulting as a parent is needless to say complex.

You never actually know if you’re doing it right. If it’s not one thing it’s another. Like paying bills on time, juggling work, or making sure the kids have food to eat.

Then keeping up with your own health and some sort of mental sanity, adulting is not to be taken lightly.

When I was a teenager I used to sing this song by Alicia Keys called Stolen Moments. My favorite part of the song is when she belts out, “ When no one and nothing else takes up my time, finally your only mine.” I thought that type of longing to have free time to love on somebody only happens when you’re romantically in love.

Now that I’m a Mom I find myself longing for opportunities for life to slow down so I could show love to my children. But of course, there is always something to do.

You don’t even notice that you’ve been operating on autopilot and bringing the kids along with you. So when I see the moment to hold their little finger while waiting in the car, to smile and wink, or give them a kiss, I steal it.