We Are So Much More Than the Selfies We Take

We are so much more than the selfies that we take.

We are so much more than the Facebook status we post.

We are so much more than a number on a scale.

We are so much more than a dress size.

We are so much more than the color of our skin.

We are so much more than the scars on our body.

We are so much more than a tidy house.

We are so much more than parent volunteer hours.

We are so much more than fast food on a weeknight.

We are so much more than a bad hair day.

We are so much more than wrinkles on our foreheads and the plumpness of our lips.

We are so much more than “eating good”.

We are so much more than “exercise more”.

We are so much more than “mama, you don’t need that wine”.

There is a real woman beneath all that you see. There are hurts and there are moments of glee. There is exhaustion and there is adrenaline running through our veins.

Look beyond the surface and you will see …

We are mothers.

We are women.

We are cherished.

We are beloved.

Amanda Kosmer
Amanda grew up in East Texas with the last name of “Thibodeaux”. As a child, she found her last name was very odd and even more peculiar to pronounce! She and her husband are recent transplants to Youngsville where they are raising their two energetic boys. Amanda is a girly girl who loves all things feminine: the sparkle of new earrings; the glamour of a perfectly red lipstick. She has proclaimed to be many things: an old soul born in the wrong era, a land-locked mermaid, and a bull in a china shop. A booklover since she can remember, Amanda indulges herself in the smell of freshly printed pages and can’t stand the stench of an old book… she wonders “who else has touched that book and what images did they conjure up as they read the very same tale?” This thing is for certain, however, Amanda is a mother who believes in the power of Faith, dreams, and imagination. One of Amanda’s most favorite quotes by Erin Hanson gives wings to her dreams: “What if I fall? Oh, but darling, what if you fly?”