I miss you.I remember when I used to write something here everyday. I’d write about parenting, recipes, fun things we were doing, the great outdoors… I wrote things here, wrote things for other places in the blogosphere – it was a thing and a time I really enjoyed. Something happened though towards the end of last year/first of this year and I just don’t seem to be able to write that much

Usually I am a positive, upbeat, find-the-good type of person. Occasionally I get to where I can’t find the good in anything. I get impatient, short-tempered and don’t like myself very much. Then one day I wake up and realize what I’ve been doing and make a conscious choice to change, to choose to dwell on what is beautiful in my life instead of what is not.Today, I’m choosing beauty.isn’t she

I haven’t been here much the past couple of months.There are a lot of reasons for that.One of them is that I think I just needed some timeto think, regroup, get over winterstart enjoying spring.The others… well, we’ve been pretty busy!a paradeEasteran important local electionapple blossomsand taking lots of walksan awesome kite festival”mommy I want a bun with curls like you”fancy hairdo’slot’s

So, Sugar has pneumonia. She is finally starting to feel a little better. Thankfully we’ve been able to avoid the hospital. My biggest concern has been getting her better my second concern – of equal importance has been keeping Goose well. Until this afternoon I thought we were doing all right – but then he started grabbing at his ears, and he’s been fussy and he’s borderline running a fever,

In Grace’s embrace,Mercy’s sweet kiss,Helps hope bloom afreshIn snippets of sunshineAnd splashes of rain~~~and now – some more randomness…We greeted the first day of spring with over 12 inches of snow, a warm fire heating the house and hot chocolate with marshmallows. Now, a week later – the snow has melted, the ground is even muddier than it was before, the sun is shining, the rain is warmish

Honestly I haven’t been blogging much this month because my March has felt more crazy than blessed. I’ve had more turmoil, strife and frustration than peace and joy. I’ve been insanely busy, never able to catch-up, to get my to-do list conquered. When I do sit down to write I feel like I’m writing a rant or a pity party and I don’t want to publish it, so I don’t. I read other blog posts and have

Ahem… as you’ve noticed, I haven’t been here much this week. Please excuse the dust and cobwebs… I hope to be back tomorrow or next week (with pictures!) of what I have been doing this week. Anyway… I decided to sit down, catch my breath and try to read a few of the posts I’ve missed this week from my blogging friends (no way I’ll read them all – sorry guys.) and I stumbled across this post

When peace, like a river, attendeth my way,When sorrows like sea billows roll;Whatever my lot, Thou has taught me to say,It is well, it is well, with my soul.- Horatio G. Spafford There is a lot going on in my personal life right now – things I’ll never blog about, things that have contributed to my wordlessness. Some good, some bad, some sad, some joyful, some

I seem to have developed a case of writer’s block.I sit down to write a post after the kids are tucked snuggly in bed and my mind goes blank – all the words I’ve been storing up all day flitting away to some other place.I sigh, close the computer and start folding laundry, picking up toys, doing dishes, mopping the floor and the words flood my mind until I have to stop and go back to the

I stepped outside to get some wood for the fire and stepped into an ice covered wonderland. In the quietness of morning you could hear the ice creak as the trees swayed gently in the breeze. I long for spring, for warm sunshine, blooming flowers, new leaves, spring rain – but this February beauty snatches my breath away.Each twig encased in crystal, each blade of winter-brown grass glistening in

What. A. Week.I am soooo tired, but it’s been good.A few highlights:My kids will be clothed in really cute – reasonably priced clothes once again for the next season… (Consignment sale ended last night!) And I still spent more than I made – but I closed the gap quite a bit this time so I’m happy about that!Visiting with family is a good thing. I’m glad I like my in-laws (and they seem to like