January 2013
1 post
To resolve or not to resolve? Personal...
Going into a new year always feels a bit different. It seems to hold excitement and wonder, and gets me thinking: it’s time for a fresh start! Time to learn something new, to set some goals and work toward them.
A friend recently said to me that the only resolution they made was to “make no resolutions”. I know they were partly making that statement in jest, but it got me...
June 2012
1 post
You Are Ridiculous: At Times Like These it's Nice... →
dramaticscream:
There are wide eyes, that look bright with tears that have yet to be shed. You know those tears, they totter on the edge of your lids like that suicidal man on the 32nd floor of the building across town. They sit there, waiting for the perfect moment to splash down your face. The perfect moment…
March 2012
3 posts
Last Night
As I was pulling into my Mother’s driveway, I noticed three large turtles in the ditch beside the road. Thinking to myself how odd it was to see such large turtles right in front of Mom’s house, I started getting Savannah and Isaac out of the car. “Look at those giant turtles!” I told them, in my over enthusiastic mommy voice. “Isn’t that cool? They look like...
February 2012
6 posts
“I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because...”
– C.S. Lewis
Only One
Tonight I was reading the twins a Bible story, the one about Jacob marrying Leah and Rachel. It was a very “G” rated version of this story of course. The children’s version focused on God’s love for Leah, and how he created everyone to be beautiful and special and to glorify Him.
As I was tucking Isaac into his bed afterward, he suddenly said “There can’t be...
“A good Laugh and a Long sleep are the best cures in the doctor’s book.”
– Irish Proverb
Well, I guess it was inevitable: I’ve got the “winter blues”.
I need exercise and sunlight.
I need to do more for others.
I need to clean more. much more.
I need someone to come and kick me in the butt. I would, but I’m not as flexible as I used to be.
I need a hug. Nix that, I’m an awkward hugger.
I need to stop using the word “I”....
Monday Morning
Ahh… Monday morning. My Sweet Girl is making cards for people. She loves cutting and pasting. My Funny Boy is playing in the sink in the bathroom. I know. I’m going to have to stop him soon, before water completely covers the bathroom floor.
It is a beautiful winter day. The sun is shining through the window behind me and calling me outside. Maybe we can go do something outdoorsy...
January 2012
8 posts
Love Makes Time Fly
Today we’ve been married for 7 1/2 happy years!
I’ve said this before, but it is so amazing to me how 7 1/2 years can be so long and so short at the same time. It seems that we’ve always been together, but it also feels as though I blinked a few times and 7 1/2 years went by. Wow.
I love you my Love!
“Next to trying and winning, the best thing is trying and failing.”
– L.M. Montgomery
Well, The Hubs is snoozing beside me once again, and the twins are asleep too. :) I think I talked Hubs to sleep tonight. I know I did.
Today was wet, but not very cold. We stayed inside and the twins had a “surprise party” for me. They are so sweet and funny.
For some reason, I can’t think of anything to write. I thought I had something to say, then I sat up to type and my...
Irrepressible Emotions and Such...
The Hubs is laying beside me, listening to talk radio. The ‘babies’ are asleep. Tomorrow is a laundry day… oh laundry, how I do hate thee. But I suppose I should be glad that I have laundry to do. That in itself signifies my existence.
Sometimes, I have feelings and thoughts in my brain and soul that need to stay there. Sometimes, I eventually become compelled to tell a certain...
“Fear is the original sin. Almost all of the evil in the world has its origin in...”
– L.M. Montgomery, The Blue Castle
December 2011
6 posts
Pep Talk
The year 2011 is about to end. Looking into a new year motivates me to get motivated. I’m in a slump, a rut. So, I’ve decided to jot down a few ideas and goals for the new year:
~ Write out a loose schedule or routine that will work better for me and the twins. I need to get more accomplished in many areas, and I think making a game plan will help me to get things done!
~ Stick with...
“Whatever your heart clings to and confides in, that is your God.”
– Martin Luther
It is a crisp, cold December morning. I’m sitting by the wood heater in the living room, drinking coffee and watching the twins play with their new toys. Ah, the joy and relaxation of post Christmas days… We get to enjoy the Christmas tree, my little village houses, our new toys, (among other things…) minus the pre-holiday stress.
When glancing over my posts from yesterday...
After the last post, I feel the need to write something positive. Not for anyone else, but for me.
I write to get my thoughts out, because sometimes they seem to be in such a jumble inside of my head that I need to let them out and get them a little more organized. Then I start typing and just ramble on and on. Go figure. I was never very organized anyway. At least my brain is less confused when...
Everyone is asleep in this house, except for me. Unless I’m typing this in my sleep. That would be a new talent.
Christmas has come and gone. It was bitter-sweet. Sweet because I am blessed with precious children, husband, family. Bitter because Mamaw wasn’t here to enjoy her favorite holiday with us. At least I have peace in my soul knowing that she is with God.
My Grandpa (Papaw)...
Only about 4 days til Christmas. It seems so strange this year. I love Christmas. I like to decorate and shop and eat good food. I love that the twins are old enough to get really excited this year!
But all in all, it just feels different. I am looking forward to Christmas day with mixed feelings. I am glad to see family that I haven’t seen in a long time. I am not glad that this is our...
November 2011
3 posts
Writer's Block
Another beautiful fall day outside. Nice and cold! Unfortunately, I have many things to do inside the house today.
I started this blog because I wanted to write down (or type) my memories and thoughts. My Grandma (I call her Mamaw) died this summer. She had lung cancer, and seeing her die in such pain was hard for all of us. So I want to write down my thoughts about that. I keep thinking about...
Last weekend I rediscovered a trail not far from my house - about 20 minutes or so. It is a beautiful trail, although only about 1 1/2 miles long. My sister and her husband were visiting, so we hiked it together. Even my 4 year old babies went, and they did really well.
This trail has magnificent trees. Trees that are very unique to prairie land and black soil. Bodock trees are some of my...
It is afternoon nap-time, and I’m having tea with lavender and listening to my kids not sleeping. It’s a nice fall day. My ankles are swollen and I think there is something wrong with my body. But I’ve known that for a while, I guess that’s just called “being alive.” I’m not worried about it.
The late afternoon sunlight is glowing softly through the...
