Yearly Archives: 2011

It’s November. . . and we made it.  Baby #3 has yet to arrive and this blogger is breathing a huge sigh of relief.  It seems that parading around a neighborhood was not pleasing to our newest little one and after drinking a few liters of water and slowing down for a bit the contractions […]

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Everyone must take time to sit and watch the leaves turn. -Elizabeth Lawrence I thoroughly enjoy this tree in our backyard.  It literally glows like fire.  I’ve noticed it more this October than in the past.  October is a busy month for us. . . actually the end of October is a busy time.  Who […]

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Today, my first born turns six. My beautiful boy is 6 years old.  If I were to ask this little guy what he wants for his birthday I would doubt that “Mommy’s words” would  make the top 100 on his list.  Regardless, I write them now trusting that someday he might deem them as valuable. […]

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I feel safest in the shadows.  Unnoticed and unseen.  In a crowded room I will be on the outer edges, probably near the door.  I will be the one observing.  The one hoping to blend in. . . the wall flower.  I’ve always attributed it to personality.  I’m an introvert.  Quiet.  Timid, but not shy.  […]

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When I read beautiful words, I record them.  I write them down and return to them over and over again.  I revisit them.  I turn them around in my mind and even try them out on my lips.  When the words really strike me, I see how they fit into my life.  It never ceases […]

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