I Am Thankful...Day 23
Today is a little thing. Today I am extremely grateful, I mean Thankful, for being able to do some of my Christmas shopping online. Not only is it easier, I save so much money with online...
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Backed up again. I have a good excuse this time. Thanksgiving. Then Black Friday shopping. My first time ever. And it was fantastic! We hit Walmart and Target and got everything that we went there for....
View ArticleI Am Thankful...Day 26
Today I am Thankful that I didn't totally forget my baby sisters birthday. It's today. I just NOW remembered. At 10:30pm. I suck. I even SAW her today. My HUSBAND even remembered and THANKFULLY told...
View ArticleI Am Thankful...Day 27
Today I am Thankful for the amazingly relaxing week we had. All the kids home, Aaron off for a few days and we had nothing to do and nowhere to go. It.was.awesome.
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I Am Thankful...Day 28
Today I am Thankful for my littles and their endless imaginations. We started a tradition today. It's called Elf On A Shelf. My little 5 are in heaven. Actually, it was pretty much a family affair this...
View ArticleI Am Thankful...Days 29 & 30
I can't even get the last 2 days on their own day. Good thing this 30 Days Of Thankful is over. I don't think I could have made it much longer. I'm not used to blogging daily. Pretty obvious...
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A Whole New Year ::2012::
I meant to write this last night but completely forgot. I thought it would be cool since I started this blog on NYE 3 years ago. Oh well, maybe a good 'overview' post is waiting to climb outta this...
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My Personal Journey, thus far.
I've gotten a few emails and a few comments left by readers that wanted to know more about my dreadlocks, how it all started, what they mean to me, and also wanted to see some progression photos. So,...
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Living The Journey. Step 2.
So, since the whole purpose of my dreadlock journey is so that I can learn to just 'let things go', I figure I better start on it now that my lockes are fairly fully established. The locks were my...
View ArticleBusy.Busy.Busy
Life is hectic. I do plan to write more someday soon, but this is why I've been so busy. :)Bekah & Sarah♥And redecorating my entire house. Finally my creativeness has returned! Yay!
View Articlelife.overwhelmed.
Seriously.I used to love February. Not so much anymore. This month has been c.r.a.z.y. Obviously since my last post was almost exactly a month ago. This is going to be kind of a pity party, so if you...
View ArticleSo Much To Do
I thought it would be good to write while I was having a good day. I tend to write when I'm stressed, excited, overly exuberant or angry. I'm not sure what it is about those things that make me want to...
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A Heavy Heart & Signs Of Hope
A few posts ago, I mentioned an unusual amount of teen suicides in our small town. 2 night ago, there was another. This is now 7 in 7 months. This time it was a 14 year old girl named Eden. She was...
View Article*It's Been A Year*
It's been one whole year since my world was turned upside down. It's been 12 months since I got one of the worst phone calls of my life. And it's been 365 entire days since I almost lost one of my very...
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Far From Perfect
I am not perfect. We are not perfect. My family is not perfect. Now, I'm not saying that I think everyone *thinks* I am perfect. But I strive to be. And I am every so slowly learning that striving for...
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When I See you Smile...
Usually a certain photograph can make me sing a little song in my head. This one though, makes me think that someone who witnesses me looking at this particular photograph, will be able to see what I...
View ArticleMoving Backwards
I am just not getting this. It is 2012. North Carolina just approved a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage. But they didn't stop there. They also went one step further by not allowing civil...
View Article*Smack*
As if I ran headfirst into a brick wall. Writers Block. I mean, I have tons going on, but I think I'm too overwhelmed by it all to write about it. Functioning, processing and trying to remain as...
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A Message For You
3 night ago, my Grandpa died. It's okay. He was 90(and a half) and so very very ready to be with my Grandma again. I posted this: RIP Grandma. This is not a post about my Grandpa. Not just yet. You...
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The Most Fun In A Long Time...
And by that I so do not mean to minimize all of the fun things that have happened also, but this was different. This was carefree, and fun, and important all in one. I really haven't felt that relaxed...
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A Very Important, Missed Anniversary.
June 21st. The Summer Solstice. The beginning of a new.....season.love.life.letting go.promises.revelations.joy.realizations.grief.beliefs.sadness..art.embracingEveryone will have different story in...
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Where have you BEEN?!
Pretty dang busy :)So, If you remember, my goals for 2012 were to dedicate as much time as I could to my photography. I wanted to learn and play and create as much as I could. I've done pretty well...
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So *flipping* PROUD.
My 13 year old daughter, Juliette, has been practicing pretty hard and playing around with her (my) camera a ton these past few months. She did a photo shoot for a friend last week. I found her photos...
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It's Been Too Long....
I am ridiculous. I love to blog, to write, but somehow this got lost in my priorities. This wonderful article pretty much sums it up for me:Why Your Never Failing As A MotherLife with 9 kids is hard....
View ArticleAnother Kind Of Outlet
My last blog post on here was in December. I'm not sure why I can't seem to get on here to blog. Life isn't any busier than usual. Things are good. We are still pretty much functioning as we have been,...
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