Please welcome Cathy from Mommy Motivation and my new contributor at Desperately Seeking Wordpress…

Heather here is so funny.  I’m….. not-so-much.  She works with youth at her church.  I’m terrified of young people.  She works from home.  I don’t work.  It has been 4 years approximately, since my last job, and since that time I’ve been lounging around in my muumuu dress eating bonbons, and enjoying daytime tv.  Except for this one part about three years ago.

We (dh & I) sold our home, packed our belongings, our two girls, and moved 12 hours away by car.  No family; no friends; no church; no job (for me).  I was 6 months pregnant.  A while into this “adjustment”, with a 3 month old baby, and full-blown post partum depression, I was back-stabbed by my Pastor(don’t even go there!); we lost all our support and community of friends.

On another note, my husband was very symptomatic of malnourishment.  He was gaining weight in his middle area; constantly hungry, couldn’t keep any food in him (like a 24 hour flu, 24 hours a day every day).  He was anemic and had decalcifying teeth.  Thank goodness for our very attentive doctor who figured that anemia and red-meat-eating males just don’t mix.  Turns out he has celiac disease.  And his intestines are nearly dead.  The pain, I’m told, is excruciating.  Making for a very sick, very grumpy husband some days.  He’s probably more like Heather than I am actually – not the grumpy, the celiac.  ;)  By this time I had a psychiatrist, doctor, mid-wife, community nurse, and counselor watching me.  But I was FINE.  (F****-up, Insecure, Neurotic, and Emotional).  Sometime around then a leaf probably fell in my path or something, and I lost it.  I was admitted to a psychiatric treatment facility where medication became my friend.  And also about this time, my parents decided to get divorced.  How weird is that - life keeps going in the middle of MY crisis?

I hit bottom.  I.could.not.do.it.  I just couldn’t.  I was done. Over. Finis.

So you’d think I operate the blog – How I got better,  but then you’d completely underestimate my level of insanity!  Desperately Seeking Sanity brought me here, and as it turns out, Heather(I’ve forgiven her for not really being insane) is actually a really nice person.  I’m seeking sanity too – just more discretely.  Ahem.  I actually operate “Mommy Motivation” where I vent, and blab, and share and build a record of stuff that motivates and encourages me.  All with a good dose of humor (from others, not to worry).  Oh, guess what?  I wanted a new kitchen table a couple months ago, and God gave [FREE]me one!  A gorgeous old oak heritage type round table. I love it.  And I’m amazed at a God that cares about my kitchen table!   That was off topic – but how cool is that?

At Mommy Motivation there is no perfection allowed!   I’m SOOOO not about “Martha”, or “I’m-the-perfect-happy-mommy.  Lucky-me” types.  Ugg.  That just makes me want to slap somebodything.  Unfortunately, I live in the real world.  Where life isn’t easy, and I need a very big God.  I’d love to have you join me over there: offer your motivators or encouraging stuff.  Especially if you’re really desperately seeking sanity!

Muaw,

Cathy

Cathy Tibbles
Mommy Motivation
Strawberries are Gluten Free.Com

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Go say hi to Cathy, and don’t forget, all comments left on guest blogger’s posts gets you a chance to win a copy of More Than It Hurts You by Darin Strauss.

And check back tomorrow because Soliloquy will be here to tell you all about our meet up!

Until next time…

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