1.  Regardless that you never stuffed your bra in highschool, you might suddenly find yourself doing so.  You may even want to buy stock in nursing pads, I’m just sayin’…
2.  My number one requested item on my baby shower list POST-BABY?  Fitted sheets…because um, yeah.
3.  Right after that?  Towels.
4.  Cabbage leaves?  Don’t work.  Unless you [...]

I write this blog for a variety of reasons, and what I choose to or not to write…I also choose for a variety of reasons.
Sometimes I write things just for the sake of remembering them.
Sometimes I write so I can analyze my thoughts.
Sometimes I write, hoping for input.
Sometimes I write just to know I’m not [...]

I pace through the house, hugging my sweet Rora tight.  Tears streaming down my cheeks, my lips pursed affording no sound to come out.  My throat makes a gulping noise as I suppress the violent sobs that shake me, threatening to come out.  I hug her closer to my chest, my head pulsing, trying to [...]

Several months ago, my husband lost his job.  Besides a few freak-outs, we took it in stride - knowing and believing that God had something in His plans for us.  Something just for us.  We’ve been through our share of difficult times, but this one…well, with this one, we felt at peace.
My husband still does [...]

I began my day with a couple a couple of Bible Study sessions, and then some random work projects in a haphazard manner.  My overall plan for today was to clean the house and to begin clearing up the “craft-room.”  But,  as I began trying to clear off the kitchen counter, I realized I would [...]

For Monday August 31, 2009

Outside my window… Eww eww eww.  There is so much outside work to be done before we go back to *that other place* to stay live.  Gutters need to be cleaned (we don’t own a ladder), mowing needs to be done around trees and such, some of the brick areas need [...]

The thing about birthdays is that we (meaning I) tend to have this *expectation* that they’ll be a little extra special compared to the normal day.  Lucky for me, I have a few great people in my life that were intent on making that happen.  (Thanks to those of you who took some time out [...]

There is a part of me that wants to document and sift through the plethora of feelings and thoughts looming over me.  Then, there is the rest of me that wants to hunker in the dark corner, silent - waiting for the dark waters to cover me and end the intense struggle.  Today, emotions are [...]

Yesterday was Steven and my 4th wedding anniversary.  We had considered all sorts of options for “what to do,” but nothing we came up with was really appropriate - at least not with a $0 budget.  And, on Wednesdays in a small town…there’s just not much going on.  Originally, we’d wanted to go to St. [...]

Wow. I can’t believe how incredibly busy I’ve been - the kind of busy where at the end of the day you aren’t even sure you “accomplished” much else than feeding yourselves and changing diapers and trying to keep the toddler from accidentally falling down the stairs or ON the baby. Besides updating [...]