I remember when I was still a schoolgirl how many times my Mom made us kids a homemade breakfast. More often than not we were eating scrambled eggs with toast, french toast, or pancakes. I remember at times we would get on the bus and one of the other kids would say, “What did your Mom make you for breakfast this morning?” with a wistful look on their face.
I was so blessed to have a Mom that would sacrifice the time and energy needed to make breakfast for five hungry children.
And now, I’m doing the same thing!
This morning was a pancake morning and as I stepped on and around the Lucky Charms that Caleb scattered on my floor, and did all the 101 things to pull off bacon and pancakes, I thought of those early years again.
Only this time, instead of a longing for the old days, I felt a connection. The connection between generations of women in my own family. Grandma, Mom, and now me. All making pancakes in our own time.
Oh what contentedness I feel when doing these motherly things each day. This morning it was like a wave of bliss. Me in my nightgown and ponytail. The children all still in their pj’s. My husband drinking coffee and finishing a presentation for work over in his recliner. Tears in my eyes from gratitude.
My recipe:
Mom’s recipe:
coffee’s getting cold
that last pancake is always a dud
i use a measuring cup to scoop the batter
my father in law makes syrup every spring and is so generous with it. it’s lasted all year.
the evidence of the little ones in my life
i especially love the high chair and G’s little doll
“I can’t believe I’m
making pancakes for five children!”
~me, as I put baby in his high chair this morning
Good to be Home 
really nice post. I hope the rest of your day is as wonderful.
I loved reading this! We make pancakes around here a lot, too. Whenever we have their cousins or friends over for the night, I always make pancakes and they are always thrilled. Megan always say, “It’s no big deal-she makes them all the time.” Not in an ungrateful way, but in a that makes me know she has comfort in that. I love it! God bless ~ Laurel
Aww ~ this was a wonderful warm fuzzy this morning. And I thought I wasn’t hungry! Now I think I gotta go eat!
How wonderful to be investing your time and energy into your children. I love this quote from yesterday’s post. “Carve your name on hearts not marble.” I pray that is is the Lord’s name that He can help me carve on our children’s hearts. Blessings
Your pictures made my mouth water! Especially the one of bacon (I love bacon!) and the close-up of the stack of pancakes. Yum!
I have a hard time getting my kids to eat in the morning. I would happily cook if my four year old would just EAT!
(one more reason to homeschool IMO)
Saturday mornings are when we make our big breakfasts. My kids always find it strange that I am taking pictures of food sometimes. But of course we all knw I’m strange….
Now I’m thinking I need to make pancakes for breakfast tomorrow – since we won’t be home for breakfast on Saturday.
looks yummy!!
To find satisfaction in the simple things brings such richness into our lives! You are so sweet! You don’t need to spend a lot of money to make you happy……….. you just make pancakes for your family! I love it!
I love this post! When you begin to feel that connection between the generations of women it really makes everything so worth it doesn’t it?! To know that you are creating the same memories for your children that they will look back on with “warm fuzzy” feelings and indeed do the same for their children. Beautiful.
Oh what a sweet post…love that last picture….a contented family….
What a lovely morning you had. I’m so glad you got to spend it with your whole family. It’s great to have that connection with other godly women in our family who strived to raise their families right.
Tears almost started as I savored your words and pictures…I could smell the pancakes cooking, the fat of the bacon, the sweetness of the maple syrup…memories of my mother and the many wonderful breakfasts: waffles, french toast, omelets, pancakes or crepes.
My own child has grown up mostly on cold cereal or bagels and cream cheese. It’s only now that she’s home just on weekends that I cook her eggs and bacon, with lots of butter and yummy whole grain toast…she’ loosing weight at college,so I love making her a good breakfast
I always enjoy reading your posts. I love making pancakes also. I have a wonderful recipe from Tasha Tudor’s cookbook. Today I’m trying one of her bread recipes (oatmeal). Hope you have a great day…Kelly
“Tears in my eyes from gratitude.” My eyes filled with the same tears this week while I rocked my baby boy. Oh, the sweetness and goodness of God, to allow us for just a while to be keepers of these wonderful gifts: our husbands and children. God bless you today, and your sweet family. Love, Heather
your pictures are gorgeous and they coincide with your beautiful descriptions. i love your site and i’m going to sub to you. love this! 🙂
Love, love, love this post!! We are a big breakfast family and will often have breakfast for any other meal in the day as well. (Upside-down day as my son calls it.) What love there is in making healthy meals for our children. I love the pictures and will have to come back and copy those recipes down myself!!!
Hmmm… I am thinking my menu just changed for the weekend. We will have pancakes Satruday morning!
PS: LOVE the pig cursor -very cute!! LOL
It looks like we use the same cookbook! lol I know the feeling, so many times I feel like my Italian Grandma in the kitchen, I remember her hands as I use mine in the same manner. Cooking was a way for her to create and show love for her family, she was never so free as she was in the kitchen and at the family table laughing over dinner, desert and coffee…never fussy, just lots of love, laughter and life. I think that is why I named my site what I did…
I grew up an only child, but my friend was from a family of five so I relate to her mom as I remembered her back then. I sent Mrs. Gliniewicz a card one year telling her how I admire her, now that I’m a mom of four girls. I think it blew her mind, and now we write cards to each other every Christmas. One day some little girl that grows up into a woman of God such as yourself will be sending you a card too. : ) Be encouraged.
Hugs, and beautiful shots that capture the essence of a very happy home! Beautiful! And the shot of your little girl with the new haircut is adorable. ~Amelia
How sweet to think of you in your kitchen cooking for your children, in love. You are making lasting memories with your kids. One day, they will be writing and telling stories about you and the mornings you made them pancakes. Too sweet.
YUMMY, I bet your children will have sweet memories of you making pancakes for them. I love the doll on the table, I think we have the same one, is it a polly pocket?
Can I pull up a chair, too? 🙂 Love ya.
The pancakes look soooo good wish i had some right now. And of course you cant have them without NY maple syrup…I remember when they tapped the trees by your house and made syrup it was so good i dont like syrup from other states now.
I want to sit next to MusicalMomma 🙂
What a sweet post. Thanks for reminding me that while Lucky Charms may fill a tummy, they don’t fill hearts the way a breakfast made with love by Mom will. Hmmm, guess I should start cleaning the kitchen now so I don’t have any excuse not to do it tomorrow! Have a great day!
Wow, what a great post — you will never regret all the hard work you put into your family, and hopefully they will look back with fond memories and thankfulness someday. My cookbook page with the pancake recipe is the most worn page in there next to the baking powder biscuit page and pie crust page. You’d think after all these years I’d have those memorized, but I don’t!! We usually eat pancakes for supper as my husband likes a lite breakfast — oh, well, they’re good anytime!! Thanks for sharing your days with us — I love visiting your site.
I hope you got to enjoy some of the fruits of your labor!
Mmmmm….my mouth is watering.
Very nice! Your astonishment at cooking for 5 kids is just how I feel about my 4. Sometimes I just look at them and marvel. I’d have never thought I’d have this many little people in my life. God is so good.
I absolutely loved this post! So much so that I am going to subscibe. I love how you connected yourself to past generations.
*subscribe* hate when I don’t proofread!
Shan, I have moms pancake recipe written on a posted-note and suck behind the cupboard door!!! We share the best memories, and the best mom a kid, or 5, could ask for. Love you!
Shanda,
Those pancakes look delicious. You are not only making a wonderful breakfast but even more wonderful memories for your family.
Blessings
Gina
Beautiful post! I enjoy your site so much!
YUMMY! Your words brought tears to my eyes Shan. It is so awesome that you can stay home with your children! Love Lish
I love reading your posts…you inspire me to be a better mom!
Lovely Post!!!!Gorgeous Fiestaware!!!Blessings,Angie
OK, now I’m salivating. After 15 years working in a predominantly male, machine shop environment, I found myself completely enjoying 7 years of encouraging moms and dads to create these memories with their families. Being a director with The Pampered Chef afforded me this luxury and gave me a kitchen full of new tools to play with. If you have access to an Apple Peeler/Corer/Slicer, I’d very much encourage you to make what I call Smiley Face pancakes. Just use the machine to yield a stack of apple rounds then cut each round into sections for smile, eyes, and nose. After pouring out the pancake, place the sections in whatever artistic fashion you wish – happy, sad, confused, alien, sleepy, winking. Kids can each make their own. I love making a batch and then giving each out as surprizes, saying “This is how I feel when I….” Tons of fun! Next time we do these, I’ll send you a picture (I’ll invite broncomom to breakfast so we can get good photos). Blessings – Bob
ive never had pancakes for brekky >< but when i was a kid my mum or dad would make us a boiled egg or some porridge with fruit…or a hot chocolate haha..then wed rush to school. i like boiled eggs, and i always like them a little uncooked, more soft.
browsin meetin new pple.
yup those are the days remember the time our mothers cook for us.
have a nice wkend
ok, I just ate breakfast but looking at those….I’m so hungry for pancakes! that was a great post, and the pictures just made it perfect! I really enjoy reading your site!
Like I said…I need to visit YOUR house!!!! Dave and I like to have “Pancake Saturday”. It’s fun. We also do breakfast for dinner every once in a while.
You just made me so hungry –
As always, I absolutely love your photos and captions! Your post this morning set this old brain a’thinkin’ about the things I do now that my mom did for us while we were growing up…making spaghetti sauce in the crock pot, letting it simmer all day long…teasing me by calling me a chicken or a turkey, but said with such affection…listening to me go on and on and on about my troubles in life…ah well, wipe the tears and go on….
I like your Grace’s new hair cut!
God’s blessings to you!
We make pancakes (and waffles) around here too. My mom only made breakfast for us kids on Christmas, and even still it was dad that did it all. She just didnt’ enjoy the kitchen. My grandma on the other hand always put out a hot breakfast, and I spent many a night over there. Probably about 2 nights a week, and always a yummy breakfast. She is who instilled a love of feeding my family in me- I miss her so. But I find myself at times thinking that I am so thankful to be like her- with a desire to honestly care for my family, not just to make food available. Food is a language to me, and often times I am screaming that language Thanks for this beautiful post. I am subbing to you- I hope that is okay?Wendi
Good Morning!! Can I have a second helping? LOL! Your pictures are delicious. I would feel complete when I would cook big breakfasts for my children when they were little. We still try to have pancakes every Saturday. Just me standing at the kitchen counter while I had a humongous (sp?) stack of pancakes for my 8 children on the table and seeing them all sitting there. Laughing and talking, being really noisy…..sigh. I so love coming to see your site. Your pictures are breathtaking to me. You are a very talented photographer. Your children will always remember mom taking the time to cook for them…..:) Well, take care and have a great day!! ps..your pig cursor is cute!
Love pancakes!
The pics from the party are great. I’m so glad it went well.
Great to talk to you!
Mmmm, that makes me hungry. Lovely photos
I get that same feeling when I make bread, generations of women have been doing it almost since time began.
you are such a sweet, wonderful momma! i remember when i had time for that. owning a business zaps all that energy right out of me! these days, it’s often cereal or oatmeal. oh well.
be blessed,
mary
ooooh, what a treat it would be to sit there at your table. A fly on the wall, even! to hear the chatter, the sound of the silverware on your fiesta ware plates. The smell of the homemade buttermilk batter and the crisping of the bacon as it cooked. then to sit and savor the moment over a hot mug of something. Yes, you are making pancakes for five children…. but you are making much more than that, my friend. You are making precious moments and memories that will last five lifetimes.