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The Storm (Eye of)

August 10, 2018 by Jill 1 Comment

Eye of the Storm
song: Ryan Stevenson
..mmm, when my hopes and dreams are far from me, and I’m runnin’ out of faith
I see the future I picture slowly fade away
And when the tears of pain and heartache
Are pouring down my face
I find my peace in Jesus’ name..
In the eye of the storm…
….
These words wash over me, […]

Out of sadness, joy

December 4, 2014 by Jill Leave a Comment

Who do you like to be with when you’re feeling sad?

This is a tough question. In some cases, hugging my kids or getting a laugh out of my husband is pretty good. In other ways, it might be a family get together that really helps, though they’re few and far between. It’s really great when […]

NaBloPoMo Topic: Aging

November 17, 2014 by Jill 2 Comments

Today’s topic is actually about … umm.. blogging. Several have been about blogging, which seems odd. Most people here don’t want to read about blogging, they want to read ME blogging. But I digress. The topic from Friday was: Do you fight against growing old, or embrace it?
Somehow it has less to do with aging […]

If you’re a stay at home parent and frustrated.. READ THIS

June 9, 2014 by Jill 2 Comments

Go HERE and read her article. If you’re pregnant or nursing or sensitive.. have a tissue. I’ll wait… okay. Did it make you cry? When I read it, tears fell heavy into my lap. No sobs, just heavy tears. I feel like this is a life changer. Or it should be. I want it to […]

NABLOPOMO Prompt: If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?

November 9, 2013 by Jill Leave a Comment

The last few years have changed a lot. Being a mom, twice over, losing a baby, and then having a healthy-ish pregnancy nearly to term, as well as all the other problems I’ve had… well they help you to gain perspective. Whereas 10, 5, maybe even 2 years ago I would surely find something about […]

A year ago…

October 6, 2013 by Jill 2 Comments

We took our miscarried baby which had been wrapped gently in a handkerchief and placed into a container, and buried it in the cold light of dawn. We said goodbye amongst tears, shivering sweat, and a broken shovel. We marked the spot with a stone and walked back, bodies touching, loss echoing through us. In […]

Growing a mother

May 17, 2013 by Jill Leave a Comment

We ended our Mother’s day festivities last night with a Mother/Daughter banquet at our church. My mom made the 80 mile trip (nabbing an award for being the farthest traveler) without my dad as he caught a cold at the last minute and didn’t feel like traveling. Since Brennan had just seen her, and had […]

The dementors are breeding

April 16, 2013 by Jill 2 Comments

It’s rainy and soggy and will be the rest of the week. The kids refuse to nap, eat, or do anything like normal. I spent the morning making a dish for a funeral meal (my husband volunteers weekly with a lady during the school year for K’s club, and her husband lost his second (different) […]

Mommy’s pants are falling down….

March 26, 2013 by Jill 2 Comments

and full of holes and…
today I’m talking about the state of me. I wonder what my mom would write at this point in her life? She never outwardly bemoaned what she didn’t have when we were growing up, and I try really hard not to say anything in front of the girls.
But mommy’s pants either […]

Fist Pump Friday: Life goes on

March 15, 2013 by Jill 1 Comment

As with all things, life eventually goes on. Wounds heal, children grow, learn and start to gain attitudes 😉 I saw my doctor today and she said we could ‘get busy’ making another baby whenever we decide it’s time. Meanwhile, the toddler is learning how to climb steps, mimics everyone, and is on the cusp […]