13 Oct feeling sheepish
Feeling behind in everything isn't a feeling I'll ever get used it. Lately, it's been par for the course but it still isn't easy. And so, I try my best to pop in and wave hello as much as I can. It's not that I...
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30 Sep what life is about
I've written of being busy with work and new projects. I've shared stories of big milestones and lamented over missing my now high schooler. But what I haven't said is that in between all that, there's been a lot of living going on over here. Beyond...
17 Sep An Early Winter
When my oldest daughter started High School I knew it was a big deal. And I knew what was coming; a deluge of all the emotions that frequently flood the landscape of motherhood; excitement, melancholy, pride, joy, satisfaction and of course, that heavy cloud of...
06 Sep I am enough from Merideth Mehlberg
My 3 year-old LOVES getting her face painted. Everywhere we go where face painting is offered, she is first in line. Every time, she asks for the same images to be inked on her face: Thomas the Tank Engine and James the Red Engine (my daughter adores...
31 Aug Another beginning
And so it begins. The first day of High School. As you can see, she's not nearly as emotional about it as I am. It doesn't happen very often, but I'm speechless. What beginnings are you starting these days? ...
26 Aug when summer comes to an end
My guess is that I'll find the words soon enough. That I'll sit down at my keyboard the day I drop my daughter off for her first day of high school and my heart will pour out. It happened on the first day of Kindergarten,...
23 Aug I am enough from Jane Hinchliffe
The words - ‘I am enough’, resonate deeply for me. My moment of deep realisation came to me in a flash of insight, whilst meditating. I was so moved, that I drew an artwork poster for others to download as a daily reminder. Sometimes however, I...
16 Aug i am enough from Priscilla Aguila
I went back and forth on what I wanted to write about. Wasn’t sure if I wanted to write about the woes I had earlier in life, or what it’s like being a military wife, or even how I’ve had my own internal struggles to...
16 Aug life in a fishbowl
circa summer 2006 Working on my new book has found me digging through the archives of my life. My photos, my journals, my blog, my motherhood story. It's a blessing to go back now. To have a reason to reread chapters from the beginning of my life as a...
13 Aug 3 times the fun : a giveaway
Summer is still the season at hand and the Clark family is managing to squeeze in as much fun as possible. As tells the story of my Instagram stream. And speaking of fun...