Who's your Mommy?

There's something extraordinary about being the Mommy to a little boy who is so much like me. Every day I learn more about myself from being his Mom. At times the lessons are painful. As much as I'd like to deny the likeness in our personalities, there's times it's so evident that I must confess he didn't get that way on his own.

I helped him...

In many ways...

We can both get quite psychotic whether we're loaded up on sugar or not:


((Disneyland - May 2011))

We both lose our temper over small things like losing at video games, uninvited changes in our routine, being told no, and especially being misunderstood. We try really hard not to scream, but somedays we're both guilty of losing our cool:


((Car tantrum - January 2011))

We both love bubble baths, but please don't tell us to get out of them:


((Home -Spring 2010))

Both of us despise homework. We'd much rather procrastinate and stress ourselves out last minute than get it done when we should:


((Kindergarten - Spring 2011))

We both love our sleep, AKA we are NOT morning people:


((Monkey Room - Fall 2010))

We're both painfully shy and can get nervous when lots of people are around:


((May 2010))

We both love to indulge in sweets, specifically ice-cream, even though we know it's not a healthy choice:


((Fall 2009))

I wish I could save the world from some of my less than wonderful personality flaws as they're being passed down to my son. Yet, I'm convinced God has made him in my likeness to serve as my daily devotional. Each day I see pieces of me in him, and it serves as a reminder to be more gentle, more patient, more compassionate, and smile more often.

These are difficult lessons to learn, but who better to teach JD & I than each other: a Mother & Son who love one another unconditionally?


((California - May 2010))

- Mrs. Akers