I decided to start this blog after contemplating my role as a mother in all of its many different facets.  My husband loves to watch the television show Little House on The Prarie.   There are times when I watch that show and long for the days of yore, but let’s get real, would I really want to load the kids up in a horse drawn wagon to travel to the local grocery store, milk my own cow, and wash cloth diapers?  I think not.

Being a modern mama is such a complex role that I don’t think there could possibly be one blanket definition of the phrase that would adequately represent all of the “Modern Mamas” in the world today.  I guess if I were to try to give it a very vague and painfully broad definition, I would say that a modern mama is simply a mother trying to make the best of life as she knows it.  What else can I say?  So while I am certainly not the epitome of a hip, chic, or any form of an otherwise awesome mother, I will start by explaining what MY version of modern day motherhood looks like.

I have three children, 6, 3 (almost 4), and 1 (almost 2).  We live in a small suburban community in the middle of the midwest.  My husband works hard for the money, and I try to help him where I can.  We are a very traditional family trying to make our “old fashioned” values fit into this modern society.  Wait a minute, let me rephrase, we are trying to make society fit into our values.  They are written in stone. 

I want to share my journey of chaos, tranquility, humor, and frustration, and I would love for you to share the same with me.  Because there are SO many varieties of “Modern Mamas” I would love to have other contributors to share their stories. 

I believe the more we learn about each other, about our different challenges, triumphs, successes, and cirmcumstances, the more we may realize that we aren’t that different after all.  I belive that many of us are simply mothers trying to make the best of life as we know it.

So sit back and enjoy the journey, I really hope you join me in the ride!