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Archive for ‘hope’
Sun-kissed & Things Missed
Well, we’re into Week 7 of our “stay-at-home”/quarantine. I’m not even sure what to call it anymore. But here we are. I think it might actually be getting easier. Scratch that, it’s easier. Just knowing that we won’t see the kids return to school for May and the end-of-year activities, while sad, is also little […]
The Family Happy Hour
So this is the best thing that happened to me today: my brilliant cousin in Denver suggested we hold a Family Happy Hour tonight, and, in the span of two hours, 48 different family members logged on and shared their faces, their jokes and their situations. (And, also, their pets.) What a blessing! I thought […]
Grace
It’s been more than four years since I’ve written for this blog. I’ve been meaning to start back up, and I can’t think of a better time. Friends, this COVID-19 pandemic and the implications on our society are everything. It’s hard and necessary and unprecedented and inconvenient. It’s truly, truly hard to follow all of […]
Wine and the Written Word
This is one of those nights that confirms I made the right decision when I vowed not to make any major changes in the first year of having four children. My hormones are trying to square dance inside of me while my (im)patience tries to scrub the floor. And that fickle thing called hope is […]
Decompression
One of the funniest things I’ve seen all weekend: Shrek and his mini-me mowing the lawn I’m trying to decompress tonight. I’m not sure if my cyclical mental crash was due or if I just got really exhausted with financial worry, but I fell under the wagon this weekend. I’m crawling out. Reaching hand over […]
Light a Candle
Image courtesy of freefoto.com. Bad things happen to good people. You don’t have to look very far these days to know this. This past weekend, in particular, was a reminder of that truth. The world watched as coverage of the earthquake, the tsunami and, now, the nuclear disasters in Japan, unfolded. Tucked in my warm […]
NYE10
The kids are snug at Mammaw Donna’s. I have debated and debated, and finally, armed with caffeine from a hazelnut Keurig K-Cup and the gorgeous new necklace Shrek gave me for Christmas, I’m GOING! I’m off to celebrate the New Year, or at least stay as long as I can. All of you: BE SAFE. […]
Missing Lake Tweet
A Lake Tweet shot with no lake in sight. Well, I’m exhausted from Jambo and running around this week. The kids are too. Daddy is almost done with four 12’s at work. We’re all missing Lake Tweet, but with the heat and the tiredness, it just might wait. The weather just isn’t letting up at […]