Mothers and Daughters Blog Carnival #2

Welcome to the September 10, 2007 edition of mothers and daughters blog carnival. The first edition was a great success, and I am so pleased to have many great articles this week as well. Be sure to announce your participation in this week’s carnival on your blog (just a line at the end of a post would be fine), and comment away on these great contributions!

Click here to submit a post for next time, Sept. 24, hosted at From Under the Clutter. And email me if you’re interested in hosting.

Liza’s Eyeview presents
Best Part of My Day (Night) posted at Liza’s Eyeview.

Donetta presents a touching and beautiful poem, in Mother and Daughter Blog Carnival posted at A Life Uncommon, saying, “Joy is in her eyes.”

Lynnae deals delightfully with something that we all think about, in I’m turning into my mother! posted at From Under the Clutter.

ChildLife presents a touching piece Oh, How I Wish… Thoughts Before My Daughter’s Surgery posted at In The Life Of A Child.

Dianne M. Buxton helps to answer a question lots of moms of girls ask, in To Dance or Not to Dance In Ballet Shoes and Pointe Shoes posted at Ballet Shoes and Pointe Shoes, saying, “If you have a daughter who loves ballet….”

Rebecca Mielke presents Teen Style Tuesday: Letter to a Future Teen posted at The Space Between My Peers, saying, “this is a little tongue in cheek, sadly though, it’s based on an actual incident I witnessed.”

edithyeung, a strong woman who grew up in China, presents The Story of My Mother posted at Edith Yeung.Com: Dream. Think. Act.

Julie Arduini presents Because Life is Like Dora the Explorer posted at The Surrendered Scribe, saying, “I was pouting about my daughter’s pouting this summer and God gave me a great lesson through the Nickelodeon show, Dora the Explorer.”

Humorist Madeleine Begun Kane presents Secret Shopper posted at Mad Kane’s Humor Blog.

Deb shares her heart for her third daughter, in Three sisters posted at Mom Of 3 Girls.

TaunaLen presents Pieces, a beautiful picture of growing up, posted at TaunaLen.

Micellaneous Mum presents a lovely post, Love is a child’s dance and a teething rusk posted at Miscellanous Adventures of an Aussie Mum, saying, “This is one of my favourite posts from the archives. I hope you like it”

beingmade presents My Wonderful Imperfect Mother and Why There Might Be Hope for Me posted at Dig Your Toes In, giving us “reflections on my Mom and what she is still teaching me about motherhood even though she died when my firstborn was 4 months old. This was written when I was expecting my second daughter.”

Zantariah presents a wonderful, nostalgic trip through her childhood in My Mother – The Cat Lady of Harbord posted at Zantariah.

Megan Tingle presents “an amusing anecdote about my 4-year-old” in NoOne posted at mega(k)nits

Amanda Regan presents Write Anyway – Respect. posted at The GOOD, The BAD & The MISCHIEF.

beta mum presents “a perennial conundrum,” Front bottoms and Wee-wees posted at Keir Royale

SingForHim presents the key to discipline in the t*een years in The Tee*nage Years in Two Minutes posted at Real Life.

Kim has a girl’s night with a dress-shopping trip and a movie, and avoids being arrested for assault in What Did You Just Say? posted at The Bitter Ball

Wendy presents Tales of a 4th Grade Everything at One Day at a Time

Which ones are your favorites?

Carnival information, past posts and future hosts can be found on our carnival home page.

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Another note: The Carnival of Family Life is posted at My Two Boys this week.

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Mothers and Daughters Blog Carnival #1

It’s finally here! The first edition of the Mothers and Daughters Blog Carnival, and it is a smashing success! I imagined that a few of my faithful blogging friends would participate, to humor me, but the response has been fantastic! I am so blessed to feature all of you here, and I know you are in for a treat when you read these great articles! (OK, enough with the exclamation points, I know!!!) If you would, announce on your blog that you’re participating and link to this post, so all your readers can be as blessed as I have been by your writing. So without further ado, click and read.

A Mother’s Dream, by Melody at HipMomma’s Journal

That Day a poem by Linda at Smurfy Days

Promises, Promises… by Michelle from In the Life of a Child

My Daughters… by Carrie from Chocolate, the Other White Meat

An Open Letter to My Daughter by Lynnae From Under the Clutter

Women’s Retreat Inspired by SARK by Barbra Sundquist at Women’s Retreat Ideas.

Teen Style Tuesday: Mother-Daughter Style by Rebecca from The Space Between My Peers

The Woman Entrepreneurs Toolbox: 100 Networking Resources, Guides and Links by Sagar Satapathy at Bootstrapper.

Cesarean Scar Pain by Kendra Dahlstrom at vbacadventure.com.

Fathers and daughters by Deb from Mom Of 3 Girls.

Russia 1997 by Donetta at A Life Uncommon

Morning Rush and My Daughter, by Liza at Liza’s Eyeview

Mothers and Daughters, by Marie at Marie’s Musings

Vines of Love by Melody at Slurping Life

Just Like Me? by Jen E at Sunny With a Chance of Clouds

The Answers God Gives by Julie from The Surrendered Scribe

Happy 13th B-day Shy by Kim at The Bitter Ball

Sons and Daughters by Jordan from MamaBlogga

In My Daughter’s Eyes by SingForHim at Real Life

I Hope You Dance by Honorary Indian at Three Little Indians

Daughters of My Heart by Kathy in WA at Duckabush Blog.

GWIT: Godly Women in Training Part 4, by Sandy at Jesus and Dark Chocolate

The Joys and the Challenges, by my dear friend and guest blogger, Heather

A Box in the Attic, by Wendy of One Day at a Time…

The Mothers and Daughters Carnival will be an every-other-week affair, so the next edition comes out on Sept 10. Please use the Submission form from now on, because BlogCarnival.com just makes it so easy!

Please let me know if you would like to host this carnival. I would like to share the linky love, and it is really very easy. Also, please let me know if I have made an error or overlooked anyone, because sometimes I can be scatterbrained.

If you missed entering a post in this edition, add a link in the comments or submit to the next edition.

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Another note: This week’s Carnival of Family Life is posted at Sandier Pastures.

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The Joys and The Challenges – by guest blogger, Heather

Being a mother of two girls is an amazing thing! I find in it such a broad spectrum of joys and challenges. It is an awesome responsibility to know that God has given me these two girls that I am to raise to become Godly women, wonderful wives, mothers and friends. I love that in their youth they are a challenge to me to be that very thing. They push me to be a better wife, mom, friend and woman because I know that they are watching me and learning from both my mistakes and my triumphs.

My oldest daughter has a matter of fact way about her. She is a lot like me. She loves to know what to expect, how things are going to play out, making lists and piles for even the smallest things. She loves shopping (I am not sure where she gets this from…not me!). She will put things in piles based on her varying degrees of how much she likes them. She also has a soft heart towards people. I love this about her. She loves to search out a friend. Her goal any time we go to the park is to make a friend. This at times can bring her sadness as she gets her heart broken easily. My hope is that God will show me how to mold this aspect of her personality in a way that will allow her to remain soft towards people, but keep her dependency in the Lord and not man. Her soft heart challenges me to not harden myself towards people and to keep an attitude of hospitality and friendship.

In my youngest daughter, I see a fierce determination in everything she does. She has a way of going from zero to sixty in one minute flat. Her intensity is something that if harnessed properly can make her a strong woman ready to face life’s challenges. She has a carefree spirit that makes you stop and enjoy the small things in life. She loves to stop and look at every flower and rock when we go on a walk. She wants for people to enjoy the things she enjoys. Her simplistic outlook on life is a reminder to stop from time to time and enjoy even the smallest things that God has given us.

I have an amazing mother. She raised six kids and did it without going totally crazy. As I go about the day to day routine of being a mom of three small children, I daily gain a new respect for my mom. When we were kids, she made life fun while at the same time teaching us the importance of Godliness. She taught me what it is to be a good woman, wife and mom. My hope and prayer is that I will be the same to my girls. That when they become moms, that they will say the same thing about me. For me, it seems something that is far reaching, but I pray that God will give me the wisdom to train my girls in a fun, loving and Godly way so that they may carry on the same legacy for their daughters.

I love the idea of this blog carnival. It really makes you stop and appreciate the blessing of being a mother. It reminds me of what my purpose is as a mom and to appreciate it even on the hard days when I just want to hide. It is an encouragement to be the best woman that I can be because my daughters are watching. Thanks, Sarah, for letting me guest blog and for the wonderful idea that reminds me of how precious a thing a mother daughter relationship is!

Heather is a young pastor’s wife, mother of three, and all-around great person. Growing up as a pastor’s daughter, and the oldest of six children, she has a unique insight that always inspires me.

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One More Reminder…I Promise, No More Nagging!

If you’re a mother or a daughter, here’s one more reminder to enter your new or old post in the Mothers and Daughters Blog Carnival! We already have some great entries, but it won’t be complete without you! Email the link to your article, or click the link or the button for more information!

If you would like to host an edition of this carnival, let me know. It’s actually pretty easy!

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Mothers and Daughters Blog Carnival

Past and Upcoming Editions:

Aug 27 at Real Life
Sept 10 at Real Life
Sept 24 at From Under the Clutter
Oct 8 at One Day at a Time
Oct 22 ~ Mom of Three Girls
Nov 5 ~ open for hosting

We moms face many issues as we travel on the journey of motherhood. As a mom of three girls, I’ve found that raising girls has it’s own unique set of joys and challenges, and it’s fair share of DRAMA!! I looked for a blog carnival catering specifically to mothers and daughters, and I couldn’t find one. This is not to say that it doesn’t exist, I just couldn’t find it. So I decided to start a new one. (What is a blog carnival?)

The qualifications for participating in this carnival are simple. Are you a:

• mother of a daughter?
• daughter of a mother?

This carnival is for you!! You may write on any topic dealing with being a mother (of girls) or a daughter. The parameters are very wide for the beginning. It can be humorous, serious, spiritual, down-to-earth. It’s up to you. I would simply be thrilled if you would participate!

Here is what to do:

• Write a post on your own blog, or reuse an old post
• Paste the code for the button (below) anywhere in your post, or link to this post in your article.
• Submit your article with the Blog Carnival Submission Form containing your post title and URL, by every other Saturday at 5 PM EST

Here is what I will do:

• post the Carnival on every other Monday, with links to your wonderful articles!
• be forever indebted to you and become a loyal reader of your blog!

Email me at singforhim94(at)yahoo(dot)com if you are interested in hosting, or have any questions.

Code for the Button:

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