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Category Archives: Life Observations
Can I Make 2016 “The Year”?
My mind screamed for a break from the work I was doing, even though I’d finally gotten into a good flow, and probably should have stayed focused. But that’s how my world is now, right? Unfocused. Scattered. Distracted. Tired. So … Continue reading
Posted in Life Observations, On Faith and this Life
Tagged faith, God, health, motherhood, prayer, womanhood
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Now I Understand the “Oops”
For years, as a woman who struggled to successfully conceive a child, I struggled mightily with “The Oops.” I just didn’t understand how someone could have an oops, cry over an oops, be shocked by the oops, possibly even regret … Continue reading
Posted in Life Observations, On Being Infertile, On Being Pregnant
Tagged Baby #3, pregnancy
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“But that wasn’t the PLAN!”
Marriage to my husband Erik, and parenting have taught me two truths …. Not at all the evening I expected … I expected a family dinner, playing at the park with my kiddos while Erik was at band practice, early … Continue reading
Can you handle this 24 hr challenge?
Originally posted on Leigh Leigh Speaks:
? *image found on facebook ? Happy Monday! Usually on Mondays I like to write something encouraging for the week ahead. I found this picture on my Facebook news feed and the ideas started…
Posted in Life Observations
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How Spontaneity Helped Me Clean the Bathrooms
Tonight, from 5pm on, I cleaned two bathrooms, bathed two children, gave one haircut, made three dinners, cleaned one kitchen, baked one cake, dressed two children, painted 10 fingernails and 10 toenails, created two Easter baskets, did a 30 minute … Continue reading
Plodding through the Airport
I’m plodding I thought this to myself as I traipsed through yet another airport. Is that an output of my state of mind right now? YES. I’m plodding. I’m not strolling, skipping, speed-walking … But plodding. If you know me, … Continue reading
Amazing, Sweet Lemonade. No Joke.
When life gives you lemons, make lemonade … right? I had a bunch of lemons left on my kitchen counter after our half-finished cleanse, and I wasn’t sure what to do with them! I asked out loud, more to myself … Continue reading
Posted in Life Observations, Loved it., On Being a Mom, On Choosing Joy, On Fun with Family
Tagged fun with kids, lemonade
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How I Got to Eat Spaghetti on Day 2 of my 3 Day Cleanse
I quit. That’s right, I quit. Rather, WE quit. My husband and me. And my first thought was, “Argh, I’m going to have to blog honestly about this.” Silly me, plastering my goal all over the internet. When will I learn? … Continue reading
Posted in Life Observations, On Doing Life with Erik, On Randomly Being Me
Tagged 3 day cleanse, emotional eating, failure
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The Pull of the Hotel Room
Oh that moment where you finally get to your hotel room, and the reality of “no one is here who needs me at this precise moment and there’s no house to clean” hits, and all you wanna do it take … Continue reading
Posted in Life Observations, On Being a Mom, On Traveling, On Working Motherhood
Tagged motherhood, QBQ, traveling, work from home, working mom
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Sitting at a Yellow Light
It’s a funny thing, life. One minute, you’re put-putting along, thinking you’ve got your life pretty much down pat. At least for this phase, this time, this three year segment …. The next minute, you feel things slipping here, slipping … Continue reading
Glimpses of Me: Choosing Motherhood 