“You get a strange feeling when you’re about to leave a place, I told him, like you’ll not only miss the people you love but you’ll miss the person you are now at this time and this place, because you’ll never be this way ever again.” -Azar Nafisi I’ve seen this beautiful quote pop up […]

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  • Sassytimes - May 20, 2015 - 2:25 pm

    Beautiful post, friend! I laughed and cried and nodded my head right along with you. Miss you!ReplyCancel

    • Summer Kellogg - May 20, 2015 - 4:04 pm

      Thank you, Steffany. I know that I know that I know that you get it.
      Miss you a ton!ReplyCancel

  • Malissa - May 20, 2015 - 2:39 pm

    oh, friend. i tell you….these words and images. they bring joy to my life and comfort to my soul. sometimes you just read my heart and put it into words and for that i'm always grateful. i LOVED the new doggie haircut! she looks so grown up. 🙂 i LOVE this post. and you.
    love, Miss ReplyCancel

    • Summer Kellogg - May 20, 2015 - 4:04 pm

      I love you, too, Miss! Thank you for always being there. . . and here. . .
      Miss you!ReplyCancel

  • ally, zane, avery and nola - May 20, 2015 - 2:59 pm

    Beautiful. Capital B.
    (I'll admit, the one sentence that really struck my heart and brought tears to my eyes, was not feeling the wiggly new life in the belly one…oh the bitter-sweet!)ReplyCancel

  • Anonymous - May 21, 2015 - 12:11 am

    So insightful, Summer. Enjoyed reading the blog and seeing the pictures. Love and miss you. -AKDSReplyCancel

  • Karen, Brian and Lucy - May 21, 2015 - 7:15 pm

    Have missed your thoughts and breathtaking photography!ReplyCancel

Over the years my blogging in this space has, like most things in life, ebbed and flowed.  I remember those beginning years when a thought or feeling barely crossed my mind before I ran to pound it all out from the keyboard onto a blank blogger screen.  Running Chatter has, for years, been my home […]

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  • Anonymous - April 23, 2015 - 3:22 pm

    Cute faces on here! 🙂
    Sweets thoughts.
    Missing you!
    JoEllenReplyCancel

Just over a week ago my alarm sounded after just over an hour of sleep.  It was 2 a.m. and my limo (read: Chad) was going to drive me to the airport at 3 a.m. Certainly, I could have gotten a good 5 or six hours of sleep, but instead I laid awake for hours […]

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  • Ky | TwoPretzels - April 9, 2015 - 5:13 pm

    You already know how I felt about that visit. Food for my soul. (I get the chills as I type that.) I was so happy to share our home with you three. I was so happy to wake up to your faces in my kitchen. I was so happy to watch my girls fall in love with you three and with our past.

    Sigh.

    COME BACK NOW.ReplyCancel

    • Summer Kellogg - April 11, 2015 - 1:27 am

      Kylee, I'll never be able to thank you enough for the gift of that time. Never.

      ReplyCancel

  • Kathy Dickson - April 10, 2015 - 1:05 am

    Beautiful reflection. Love you.ReplyCancel

  • Anonymous - April 11, 2015 - 10:20 am

    I laughed (the 6 year old in a 36 year olds body…I love it), I cried, and I empathized while reading this. It was a lovely adventure. The beach…The porch… The adorable restaurant in San Jose…And especially our conversations together – I hold them all very close to my heart. Love and miss you!
    AkdsReplyCancel

Several months ago, I was working at my computer when my mouse accidentally hoovered over my email folders.  Somehow, I’m not sure how, I inadvertently clicked on a folder called “Mom”.  My eyes scanned the page and I saw emails dated as far back as the year 2000. I lingered on the page for a […]

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  • CharisFaith - March 29, 2015 - 11:04 am

    I'll be praying for you this week. Thank you for the reminder to value each moment. That card she sent you is awesome! I laughed out loud when I saw it! Sending hugs!ReplyCancel

  • Anonymous - March 29, 2015 - 1:43 pm

    Love you friend.
    SherriReplyCancel

  • Barbara Allen - March 29, 2015 - 6:26 pm

    Summer – I really relate to all you have shared – It was 5 years last October when I lost my mom. Summer I understand in a small measure what you are feeling – Your mom would have been so proud of the amazing woman you have and are becoming – of the incredible wife and mother that you are to your husband and children – Your mom would have cherished watching your children grow and discover the world in which they live – but you know in some ways your mom is still alive because she lives through you and through your children and always will – I too will be praying for you – Love ya – BarbReplyCancel

    • Summer Kellogg - April 7, 2015 - 1:20 am

      Barb, thank you so very much. I appreciate you more than my words could ever express.
      Much Love to you. . . ReplyCancel

  • sharleenstuart.com - March 29, 2015 - 10:19 pm

    Oh Summer you make me cry. Big hugs to you. It was 8 years ago this coming May that I got the call. I was devastated. I miss my mom as well so much. This month I spent time with my brother and it was good to remember all the funny things, and the good things, and the laughter and joy. Time heals and I believe and trust that I will walk and talk with her again, and I cannot wait for that day. ReplyCancel

    • Summer Kellogg - April 7, 2015 - 1:21 am

      Oh Sharleen, I hate that you are a part of this club. And I agree completely. . . one day we will talk with our Mom's again.ReplyCancel

  • Anonymous - March 30, 2015 - 1:18 pm

    Your writing is so warming to the heartReplyCancel

  • Anita Cline - April 4, 2015 - 1:35 pm

    Oh Summer….my heart hurts for you. Our moms…no matter how old we get or how long they're gone, are missed. I still say things like "I so wish mom could be here to see…." I can finish that sentence with a million things. Thank you, as always, for sharing your heart and your beautiful writing. No doubt…she's one proud Mama <3 xo AnitaReplyCancel

    • Summer Kellogg - April 7, 2015 - 1:22 am

      "no matter how old we get or how long they're gone, are missed." I could not have said it better.
      Thank you for getting it, Anita. Thank you for always getting it.
      Sending you love. ReplyCancel

I threw a tantrum. There.  I said it.  I did it.  I threw an all out tantrum.  An angry, frustrated, fist clenched, ears steaming tantrum. To my credit, I didn’t lay down on the floor with my hands and feet flailing up and down, while screaming at the top of my lungs.  (I do have […]

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  • Loanhead Lass - March 26, 2015 - 12:22 pm

    <3 Miss you so. Proud of you. ReplyCancel

  • Anita Cline - March 26, 2015 - 12:34 pm

    I'm so proud of you for sticking it out…I'm pretty sure I would have given up 😉 Love reading your little corner of the web…always <3ReplyCancel

    • Summer Kellogg - March 27, 2015 - 12:41 am

      Thank you so much, Anita, for being such a huge encouragement to me. ReplyCancel

  • Anonymous - March 26, 2015 - 12:50 pm

    i read every word (and since i forgot to comment last week): PLEASE NEVER STOP WRITING HERE! Please don't. Even if it's not as frequent or whatever, just keep at it. Your future self/family will thank you. Also, good for you for jabbing/upper-cutting/crossing your way through MMX; you are far braver than I am. And, i cannot wait to hug you this Sunday in the ATL airport. You are brave!
    XO, See you Soon, Miss ReplyCancel

    • Summer Kellogg - March 27, 2015 - 12:43 am

      Miss, Thank you. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Thank you for always being. . . with me.

      I can not wait to see you and take that hug and return it on Sunday. Thank you for taking this journey with me. ReplyCancel

  • Karen, Brian and Lucy - March 26, 2015 - 7:08 pm

    Three thoughts: Enjoy your trip with your friends! Even moms and wives deserve time for themselves. Two: I just did 4 years since my mom's death. I know what you are going through. You will be in my thoughts. Three: Tony Horton has kicked my A too! (See, I told you that it is crazy how much I relate to you!) 🙂 🙂 🙂ReplyCancel

    • Summer Kellogg - March 27, 2015 - 12:46 am

      Karen,

      1. Thank you. This is a big step for me so–thank you for cheering me along.
      2. Four years. Ah. Man, it goes so fast and so slow, doesn't it? I am so sorry that we relate in this area.
      3. Tony Horton–yes, it's a love/hate relationship. 😉

      xx. . YES–you and I have SOOO many things in commons. Maybe one day our ACTUAL paths will cross. ReplyCancel

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