Awakening... to a new day. And Authority, to live life on my terms.Beaches. Sunlight or sunset, by the ocean, with the one I love.Children... mine. And, well, yours too. Chocolate.Dancing... anytime, anywhere. (see M)Exercise and physical fitness. Easy-going people/attitudes.Friends. Good friends, great friends, old friends, new friends.God. A relationship with and respect for Him ensures … Continue reading The ABC’s of J-O-Y
Changes
My hands are starting to look more and more like my mother's. It recently occurred to me that those little freckles on my hands might not be freckles at all. Oh the horror!I looked at myself in the mirror this morning and was shocked to see a 40-something woman staring back at me. This happens … Continue reading Changes
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Trials and tribulations
We made it! We made it! We made it to Week 9 and haven't killed each other yet. Oh school week 9, oh school week 9,Oh how I love you, school week 9. I never thought I'd see the day, I really thought there'd be no way.Oh school week 9, oh school week 9, How good to see it's … Continue reading Trials and tribulations
Firstborn
I was a late bloomer. Always late on those simple milestones that seem so important to a tween - you know, the ones you painfully watched your best friend achieve first. She even got to shave her legs first! And I thought my argument in favor of that particular privilege would be well-served if I … Continue reading Firstborn
Say What??
It's taken me over a week to write this - I've written it twice. The first time it sounded too supermom hokey - "oh it's so wonderful teaching my daughter." The second time a little too Joan Crawford - "no colored pencils!!" Hopefully, the third time's a charm. If not, you can stop reading now. … Continue reading Say What??
Don’t Look Now
I would like to add exterminator to my resume. Not that this is some great admirable trait to brag about. It's not. But, I hate bugs. I know they all have a place in God's vision of creation, but personally, I am skeeved by them. I don't want to look at them up close and … Continue reading Don’t Look Now
Throw Me a Life Raft
A week that began like any other - week 5 promised tests and quizzes in multiple subjects with my signature required in multiple places - and a grumpy 9-year-old boy who continued to insist "I already know it!" as he stomped away from my unanswered question about a story he's being tested on. My son … Continue reading Throw Me a Life Raft
How We Got Here – Part 1
On Monday, June 18, 2007 - the day after Father's Day - our lives changed forever. (The week before, my two-year-old daughter had been guzzling water and saturating diapers at night, waking up during the night for water and falling back to sleep clutching her sippy cup.) She slept til 10 and refused breakfast, settling … Continue reading How We Got Here – Part 1
Priorities and Doubts
Ava wants to make sure I put everything on the list - "if I don't make a list, Santa won't know what to get me." "Will you give it to him? I don't want to see him because I don't want him to hug me.... so I'll just wait in the car." And, while we're … Continue reading Priorities and Doubts
