OCD Mom.  That is the name I picked for my blog.  I had a person tell me once, that I shouldn't label myself with my disorder.  That it makes it more powerful or real somehow.  While I appreciate the concern, I don't subscribe to that way or thinking.  Whether I acknowledge it or not, it is a real part of me.  Just as sure as my leg or heart. Don't misunderstand me.  I don't enjoy it or accept the limitations it tries to set upon me.  I just accept it as a part of who I am.   I believe I have this acceptance because of another label I proudly carry. Truthfully, the most important label: Christian.  Christ knit me in my mother's womb and has a plan for me.  So, I embrace my labels.  Christian.  Wife.  OCD.  Mom. 

I'm writing this blog because I think being a woman is hard.  Being a mom is crazy hard.  There is a reason woman need to stick together and share the burden.  Its a big one.    And having OCD and depression adds another level of difficulty to it.  I know there are there moms out there with similar problems and my goals are to share my "normal" parenting challenges and maybe my not so "normal" ones too.  Because the joys are there. Us moms just have to share the chaos.