She climbs into my lap and flings her tiny arms around me. And nuzzling her nose deep into my neck she whispers, “I love you mama,” like it’s our little secret. And she pulls away and holds my face in her soon-to-be-four-year-old hands and kisses me strong. And she melts me, my youngest of five… […]
Catching Glimmers of Love
To catch the glimmer in their eyes fills this mama-heart right up. As they play, and laugh, and sing and learn…as they twirl and dance and show me their best work. I catch the glimmer, and their smiles melt me.. And I close my eyes, and wish for the moments never to pass. How great […]
Ordinarily Extraordinary!
I am ordinary… I am a daughter, a wife, a mother, a friend… An encourager, a cheerleader, a cleaner, a chauffeur, a writer, …and a dreamer among other things. I have little to credit to my name I have not written a book I have not spoken to thousands And hardly anyone knows my name I […]
Perfectionistic Tendencies
I walked in the door and was shockingly reminded of the mess I had left behind… Dust footprints now on the wood floor that was mopped just two days ago, Laundry begging to be started, A mess all over the kitchen counter…cereal bowls, crayons, toys… Nothing but peanut butter in the pantry for lunch, Toys […]
Marathons and Fears
I sit in the stillness of the midnight hour, and this house is finally still. And it is only in the wee hours when my body should be sleeping that I find it like this, me sitting here in the aftermath of another day. And I’m running a marathon that has no end. There are […]
Undone
As he slammed the car door and walked away, it felt as if part of my heart had been ripped from me. This six-foot-two son’s back, moving farther and farther away. I watched as he opened the front door and walked right straight through, no turning back. How had this impasse even developed? How could this […]
Satisfying Rest
Rest. I must admit, it’s a rare commodity for me these days. I am going a million gazillion miles a minute in this new vibrant, invigorated, and very full life of mine. So many hats…a wife, mom, teacher, friend, mentor, nurse, daughter… so many purposes and goals, and still only a finite number of minutes […]
I Can Still Remember, and I Give Thanks
I can still remember as I sat on the couch that day, tears streaming in an unrelenting flow and I will never forget that day in May…the very day that would have been my 9th wedding anniversary of my previous marriage. Me having been divorced…and now remarried. Me experiencing, that day, the first of my […]
Giving Thanks for the Day that WILL Come
I’m joining Lisa-Jo, over at her site today, to take five minutes and just write without worrying if it’s just right or not. The challenge is to write for 5 minutes flat with no editing, tweaking or self critiquing, with the prompt she gives. And today, her prompt: Older…. Go! Older with each passing day […]
Never say never! {Curriculum 2011-2012}
If you would have asked me one year ago if I would ever homeschool, my answer would have been a resounding “NO!…I would never do that!”…with much emphasis and much passion. You see, I delivered four children within five and a half years, and my light at the end of the tunnel (for increasing independence and free time) was […]
