The mongoose  is my favorite animal.  It is cute, furry, and cuddly-looking.  But it kills.  Cobras and other deadly snakes.  So, I would like to be like that.  To love truth and goodness so much that I  fight fiercely against any evil that threatens to harm those I love.  Remember Rikki Tikki Tavi?  He was the mongoose that saved the boy and his family by killing an entire family of cobras in the fascinating adventure by Rudyard Kipling. 

Well, here I am, mongoose mom.  Been threatening to begin blogging for awhile now, and I’m finally taking the leap into the water.  I’m a mom of three under 7, one with special needs.  I’m a thinking woman who loves to read.  I value friendship and honesty, the down to earth real stuff life is made of.  i hate superficiality or trying to be somebody I’m not.  I have a passion for truth and for finding more of it in my life.  I homeschool my special needs 7 year old, and I counsel teenagers at a high school nearby one day a week.  I’m in the process of “throwing out the old and bringing in the new” as far as it applies to what is real truth and what is a bunch of church and cultural tradition.  Living in the Bible belt makes that a very interesting task, as I feel pretty darn sure we are about 30 years behind the rest of the nation culturally and socially speaking. Oh, and my husband’s comment when I told him I’m starting to blog was,  “Oh no.”   He never knows what will come out of my mouth, and that can make him a bit uncomfortable, though I think it keeps things shaking.

So, I’m pretty excited about using this as a place to vent, process, share, and meet friends.  More to come soon!

For now, signing off,

Mongoosemom