My endeavor in this blog has always been to ask hard questions of myself, life, God, others. In that, I have tried my very best to be truthful. There have been times in the past when I was being truthful, but it didn’t feel like it. Some people bring that out of me more than … Continue reading
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Yesterday was my son’s first birthday party. I was surprised how emotional I was about the day and the party, how sensitive I was. My mother tends to be on the bossy side when we’re around people. She kept telling me to leave my son alone and let him do things on his own. When … Continue reading
When I became a Mom I thought I was the one who would see the whole world differently. I thought I’d start wearing Bermuda shorts and care whether or not my jewelry matched my outfit. I thought a baby would make my whole world shift into perspective, that what should matter would matter and what … Continue reading
It stings twice as much when you try. Don’t you think? You give it your best effort. You put yourself out there, make yourself a little vulnerable, right? 90-10. 10-90. Depending on what the situation is that is how important it is in your relationship. Sometimes something can be only 10, until it’s missing then … Continue reading
He took me to two different parks in the area to illustrate his point. They were school parks. One had a very high fence all the way around it. The other had no fence. They were about equally close to the roads near them and they were both covered with grass. The patterns of wear … Continue reading
Mediocre music. Mediocre day. Mediocre drive. Mediocre clothes and the people who wear them. Mediocre marriage. Mediocre job. Mediocre life. Mediocre motivation and the people who have some. Mediocre minds. Mediocre curiosity. Mediocre times. And the people who have none. What a waste. What a waste of time. So short and we waste it all … Continue reading
I remember getting in the car with my makeup done and a green skort on. I felt sexy, and cute and exactly how I wanted to feel at sixteen years old with my first serious boyfriend. He looked over at me and shook his head giving me this wordless monologue in a single look. The first time I’d heard it from someone who could make me feel inadequate. Continue reading
Our sweet baby boy was born at home on Sept 22nd at 2:23am after nearly 15 hours of labor. Everyone is happy and well. We were able to continue with the birth as planned, at home and totally natural. Things were a little worrisome right toward the end, but Baby and I got the job … Continue reading
Between the place of purity and oneness and one of duty and honor, there is a place I find feels like home. A place that I stand and look back forth between the things that seem should be simple, but feel they must need be complex. I think of the simple things that I wish … Continue reading
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