About This Blog
Hi, and welcome to Steady Mom.
I'm Jamie, and I began writing here to help mothers (like myself) who want to approach our jobs with more intention and professionalism.
Moms today, whether we work inside or outside the home, are extremely busy and need practical resources to successfully juggle all our responsibilities.
Steady Mom is one of those resources, providing the ideas and inspiration mothers need to nurture our children and enjoy deeper relationships in our families.
If Steady Mom can add support and a little mindfulness to your day, I'd love for you to follow along.
About Me
My life's passion is children, both my own and those in need around the world.
My advocacy for children through the years has included working with special needs kids, two international adoptions that added awesome kiddos to our family, and our family's current efforts to abolish child sex slavery through the charity Love146 (where my husband works).
Currently I spend most of my days with my three little people--growing, exploring, and learning together.
I hope my blog encourages other moms who are juggling multiple roles and, like me, sometimes feel overwhelmed by all that is required of us.
You should know that this motherhood gig doesn't always come naturally to me, and I am in need daily of extra doses of patience!
That's why here at Steady Mom I present both the joy I find in my children, as well as the reality of life's big and little challenges along the way.
You can also get to know me over at my other blog, Simple Homeschool. Thanks so much for stopping by.
(Disclosure: I do use affiliate links, have sponsored ads, and review products/companies for giveaways. I only recommend products I have used or believe would be helpful to my readers. Thanks!)
About My Little People
As you can see, I have a diverse, international family. My husband Steve and I waited six years into our marriage to have children. But we made up for lost time by adding all three of our children in less than three years!
Our family represents four nations: USA (Mommy & Jonathan), England (Daddy), Liberia (Elijah), and India (Trishna).
Jonathan was the first child to join our family, as our biological son in 2004. He is currently a sweet seven-year-old with a compassionate heart and a fierce loyalty to both his family and garbage trucks.
In 2005, Elijah joined our family when he was six-months-old via an international adoption from Liberia, West Africa. He had a rocky start, battling malaria and intestinal parasites when I arrived home with him.
But he's a fighter, and there couldn't be a healthier six-year-old on the planet now. Elijah has an old man's soul in a little person's body and loves all things ball-related.
Trishna is our oldest child, at eight years of age, but came to our family four years ago from an orphanage in India (where she spent the first four years of her life).
Trishna loves to learn, write books ("just like Mommy!"), and draw.
So there they are - 22 months separates all three in age from oldest to youngest. This is why the current goal in our house is what I like to call "managed chaos." Our life is beautifully busy and challenging all at the same time.
Steve and I like to remind ourselves, no matter what's going on, that "it doesn't get any better than this." Motherhood has stretched me in ways no previous profession ever had, and right now, there's nothing else I'd rather be doing.
