Authentic Living Mom Without Excuses

I wanted to share how my awesome friend turned challenge into an authentic moment!
She was putting on a radio show and the short story was that she forgot.
This is what she posted to the Authentic Family Living site.
She shows her courage, her kindness and how she blazes her authentic trail!

A beautiful lesson for us all.
Thank you Christine!
smiles,
Rain
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How to be authentic in front of 120 people in a half an hour or less!


I did it, I set my intention and excitement, put forth a plan to connect with as many of you as possible~ really connect, voice to voice! And then…..

At 5:05pmEST when my friend said, “I have been looking into homeschooling” it was like I had been hooked up to jumper cables. Seriously, I FELT a shock that pulsated through my stomach… not a nice feeling! I realized I had just blown an event I was totally looking forward to, excited about and really meant something to me- the Authentic Family Living Radio Show.

The shock on my face and the apparent jolt through my body kinda scared my friend. She kept asking, “What? Are you OK?” I could not talk for minutes. I was in shock that I had just totally blown this.


Sure, there were reasons I was absentminded….. from the brain dead mush experience of my three year old fighting sleep for no apparent reason for the last three days… three hours each night! To the broken tooth and dentist issues, to my schedule being TOTALLY changed first thing this morning when my friend said she could not drop my daughter off at dance at 4:30pm…. Not an excuse, just another day in the life of MOM!

When my friend called and said she could not take McKenna to dance this afternoon, I did not even think about the show, I just changed what I was doing and headed out the door... gone without a thought of what else was supposed to happen.

Funny thing is, OK, not so funny today… but the past few days, I had been feeling like I was stretched a little too much. Like something has got to give. Ever feel that way?

I am so sorry the snap happened today at 4:30pm EST, when I had the opportunity to meet and chat with you all. I truly was looking forward to it.


They say there are no accidents- do you believe that? Perhaps there is Divine wisdom and today was just not the day. I do apologize for the time people who showed up lost and for any anxiety people may have felt wondering if they were the one that had the wrong day, time or call in number.

Recently, I interviewed teen advocate, Josh Shipp. His advice to parents was to become vulnerable to their children, let them know you make mistakes and are willing to admit it... to be authentic...

Will you accept my apology and give it another shot!? I would love that!
Christine Hiebel

(You can connect with this awesome Authentic Mom on Authentic Family Living!)