Better Than A Hallelujah

Wow. November 8. I did very well on NaBloMo, don't you think? Amazing. It all went down hill when I went to take care of my grandma ...

Sometimes I feel like I'm constantly waiting for my life to start. This isn't a new feeling; I'm plagued by it often. A conser...

Some days I feel like my entire life is dictated by what I have to do. Do I ever get to have a day where I can do what I want? Nothing mor...

Me again. Trying to rise up and meet WMW's challenge . . . it shouldn't really be this hard. I had about five posts in mind last n...

Day One Assemble necessary items: * Potty Chair * Big girl underwear for shameless goalsetting * Ample supply of pullups, featuring...

It's an interesting thing, life. We go through times, or seasons, where people often shrug off what we're feeling by saying, "...

I've been awake for four hours so far today. That doesn't count the times I woke up while I meant to be sleeping. It's been a ...

I came across this today: " 'Salvation' isn't just about me, BTW. It's good news for the people around me, too, when I...

It's not really that long. It's not the end of the world. It's not forever. But it is a really long time. In 400 Days, my daug...

I need to go on a trip. I'm feeling like I need a sunset or a suntan or just a change of scenes. I'm a mommy, but I still need to ...

There is so much about me that is less than I hoped it would be. When I dreamed about my life, I dreamed of Oregon or Washington, D.C., or ...

I'd like to rewrite that glorious song that John Lennon sang so beautifully. Imagine. Imagine. Really do it, sweet Ellie. Really im...

It's hard to know what kind of world it is that welcomed my baby girl almost one year ago today. When you birth a child, you birth with ...

How is it possible that I've taken more than 29 years to learn what she was born knowing? 1. The art of making conversation. She gabs o...

Too soon, in fact. Ugh. She waves now. It's just about the sweetest thing that I've ever seen. She was sick the other day, aroun...

Ugh. I'm watching Today this morning, and they are broadcasting from Freedom of the Seas--a new GIANT cruise ship. Some foster mom fro...

It was just before Ellie woke up from her nap that I found out that Jerry died. I went upstairs to get her out of bed, and the tears were s...

I meant to post this days ago, but I'm a bit late because I’m a mother. That happens these days. A while back my brother-in-law sent me ...

It's a high calling on life, to be a mother. It's an even higher calling to be a mommy. And while my ability to be funny may be subj...