With Mother’s Day coming up in just a few days I thought this would be a good time to talk about mothers. And love. And my mom. And my love for her. As moms we do everything we can for our children. Make sure they have brushed their teeth, cleaned their rooms, finished their homework… Continue Reading
Tag Archives: family
Essence of Now: Making Progress
First, I would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who has helped support my brother in law this past week. From donations to shares on social media, thoughts and prayers, it has all been greatly appreciated by me and my family. I don’t think I can ever say thank you enough. Given the… Continue Reading
Humbly Asking For Your Help
I don’t normally talk about my extended family here on the blog. I mention my kids, husband, mom and sister but not really anyone else. But something happened to someone in my family and it’s now time to share a little bit more. I have two brother in laws. Both are younger than my husband.… Continue Reading
Essence of Now: Family
Last weekend family came to visit. Thankfully the weather was nice and we could go on a nature walk by the river. The children were able to burn off some energy… …while mostly getting along. Notice the scarf? It’s one Hayley made to raise money for breast cancer research. The adults tried to keep up,… Continue Reading
Essence Of Now: Earning The Good
After camping for 7 days, we were all happy to return home and be with our pets. I had hopes that the week would be relaxing, I even baked these Chocolate Chip Cupcakes. And found some time for the elliptical. But, life interefered and things, well they turned upside down a bit starting with trouble… Continue Reading
Essence Of Now
As I continue to practice taking pictures in manual mode, I look like this more often than not to my kids. The husband on the other hand, has been hard at work around the house remodeling our downstairs bathroom and ripping up the carpet in my office. At least someone around here is productive. The… Continue Reading
The Home That Is Always Open
Image Credit: Trading Phrases Our first house in Sparks, Nevada was brand new. 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, no yard, custom paint, and a nice kitchen. It felt more like a house than a home with barely enough room for our family of 3. As my stomach grew bigger, we knew it wouldn’t work much longer.… Continue Reading
Who I Speak For
My very lovely friends Galit and Nicole asked Who Do We Speak For? For me, this is easy. I speak for these two small people. I am their advocate. Their protector. Their hope. I want them to look back at my words here and know that I loved them and that I did the best… Continue Reading
Spring Break, Family Time, and Martinis FTW
For the first time in many years I don’t have to worry about doing homework during Spring Break. Instead, I get to spend time goofing around with my family. Hosting a tea party (more on this soon). And eating the kids’ Easter candy (thanks sister for playing Easter bunny because I got the kids nothing… Continue Reading
Sweet Dreams, iPods, and A New Sister
Even though Hayley doesn’t believe in Santa she was still spoiled this year with an iPod Touch because no Christmas is complete in my house without an Apple product. We tried to wake Layla up at 7am to see what Santa had left for her but she informed us that “Santa not come here yet”… Continue Reading
