I remember when I wanted to be a Cheerleader when I grew up.  Really, I did.  I must have been about four.  I was certain that was my destiny.  I couldn’t wait to adorn myself with skirt and pom-poms and yell, scream and cheer on my team.  Later, probably around age 10, I was certain […]

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  • Trophy Life - November 17, 2010 - 12:18 pm

    aw,friend. this is one of the best posts EVER. i LOVE this one. (i know, i always say that – but i mean it). it's awesome.

    the lawyer part DID make me laugh.ReplyCancel

  • Charbelle - November 17, 2010 - 12:48 pm

    This is so beautiful and so true!!! Such a wonderful post!!ReplyCancel

  • lisa - November 18, 2010 - 1:51 am

    You rock! 🙂

    Love this post…
    sorry I'm so redundant on every comment, but I REALLY do love them all!ReplyCancel

  • Written Permission - November 18, 2010 - 5:27 pm

    Oh, friend — I LOVE this post! Definitely one of my faves. You are wonderful, in every one of the hats you wear. 🙂ReplyCancel

  • jackie - November 22, 2010 - 12:27 am

    Yes Summer being a mom is all those things and one day you will be a taxi driver too:) YOu do a great job at all those things. You are wonderful mother who is raising two beautiful children with a great husband (did I just say that):) the husband part I mean:)ReplyCancel

  • Hummel Family - June 7, 2011 - 1:22 am

    This is another post that I'd push the LIKE button a hundred times. Loved this one so much.

    On another note: You dress your kidders so adorably well! Seriously they are stylin' kiddos. I need to go shopping with you sometime. 🙂ReplyCancel

Another day comes to a close and I retreat to the comfort of the silence.  I cover myself with the soft threads of my afghan blanket in hopes of calming the thoughts that are swarming through my head.  As I sit, I stare at this blanket that has been a part of my home for […]

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  • Trophy Life - November 16, 2010 - 12:36 pm

    YOU will be OKAY!!! no matter what. i think though that it's best to do what you are doing – accepting the many outcomes that COULD happen from all of this. love you, friend. keep us posted.ReplyCancel

  • Charbelle - November 16, 2010 - 1:11 pm

    I agree with Trophy Life 100%. I also was thinking as I read this that it was beautiful and so true!! Then also add this surgery to your stepping out of your comfort zone project because this is a HUGE step away from your comfort zone and you are going to have to be very brave!ReplyCancel

  • Sassytimes - November 16, 2010 - 1:35 pm

    Best of luck!ReplyCancel

  • Written Permission - November 16, 2010 - 4:46 pm

    A wonderful life analogy. Without the bumps, you'd never appreciate the smooth; without the smooth, there'd be no reason to get through the bumps.

    You WILL be OK, friend! You are one of the strongest people I know. And you've written another beautiful post. Love it. And you. 🙂ReplyCancel

  • lisa - November 18, 2010 - 1:47 am

    I'll be praying for you for a very speedy recovery…I know you will be better than fine! With your outlook on life, I think you will fly through this faster than you can even imagine!

    wishing you the best! 🙂ReplyCancel

I am a wife and a mother.  Sometimes it is difficult to remember that I became a wife before I became a Mommy. Upon the entrance of children,  I learned quickly that balancing the roles of wife and mother require the skills of balance that I have only seen in the most talented of trapeze […]

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  • Written Permission - November 15, 2010 - 5:59 pm

    Ohhh, I just loved this. 🙂 You two are the cutest cutes who ever cuted, I'm telling you. So glad you got to spend a day just being besties. 🙂ReplyCancel

  • Sassytimes - November 15, 2010 - 8:57 pm

    Beautiful.ReplyCancel

  • lisa - November 18, 2010 - 1:42 am

    simply beautiful…ReplyCancel

If you have young children it is a common occurrence to hear the words uttered, “Enjoy every moment because before you know it they are gone.”  Seriously, I hear it all the time.  At the grocery store, walking down the street, at a department store, in a park. . . everywhere.  When the kids were […]

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  • Trophy Life - November 12, 2010 - 11:48 am

    cute kiddos, solid words, thanks for sharing!ReplyCancel

  • Charbelle - November 12, 2010 - 12:50 pm

    This is so true. I often reflect on just how quickly time moves and how blessed I am. I think it's so important to let the people I love know that I love them. The other end of this spectrum for me is having a grandmother who was always so young and agile becoming so frail. I want to avoid it but if I do that then I miss the time I've been gifted with her. Great post!ReplyCancel

  • SassyTimes - November 12, 2010 - 1:10 pm

    This hit me hard this week….

    Someone told me I need to start looking into preschools for my 2 year old for next year. All of the sudden, my chest was heavy with anxiety. How in the world is it almost time for preschool already?!?! Then, as I'm about to have a panic attack, I look over and my 7 month old pulled herself up on the coffee table and was holding on by one finger. ONE FINGER. The girl is about to walk. Where the heck does the time go?!?! Emotions galore in my house. …and hugs to go with it. Maybe the tighter I hug them, time with slow down just a bit. 😉ReplyCancel

  • Written Permission - November 12, 2010 - 2:33 pm

    So very true. It's amazing how time seems to go soooo sllooooowlllyyy when you're a kid (at least it seemed that way to me), when all you want to do is grow up and do grown-up things. And once you get there, you just want everything to SLOW DOWN again. Sigh. 🙂ReplyCancel

  • Summer - November 12, 2010 - 6:10 pm

    Sassy. . . I wish it worked that way. Whether it does or doesn't. . . I'll still hug tight.ReplyCancel

  • Ky • twopretzels.com - November 12, 2010 - 10:30 pm

    Oh my goodness – this really is so true.

    Wow.ReplyCancel

  • jackie - November 13, 2010 - 2:51 am

    I know Summer, time does go quickly. I can't believe I have a 21 and 18 year old sons. We do need to enjoy each stage of life.
    What really matters is that we tell those we love that we love them. And that we keep our relationship with Jesus Christ as our number one priority so life goes so much smoother even the bumps in the road.ReplyCancel

  • lisa - November 13, 2010 - 4:02 am

    oh I just love love love this post!

    every. single. word.

    I get that urge so deep in my soul when I see young babes with their moms and I end up blurting it out- even though I try so hard to not be that annoying mom- I can't help it. It's such a fine line to walk between joy and sorrow…for the time I have with them now and for the time they will soon be moving away from me. ughhh….ReplyCancel

  • Joni - November 23, 2010 - 5:20 pm

    This is my first blog experience. I love reading your writings and plan to be a regular visitor. I miss the times we had when we were in seminary and this is a great way to catch up. Happy Blogging!ReplyCancel

The day began perfectly fine.  There we were minding our own business. . . Charlie was at school and Chanelle and I were making cookies. . . Playing ball. . . Beautifying our driveway. . .  And then enjoying a lunch out with Gramps and Charlie. . . When all of a sudden I felt […]

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  • Charbelle - November 11, 2010 - 12:56 pm

    Glad you're feeling better!!! I hate that kind of sick, it's awful!!!ReplyCancel

  • Trophy Life - November 11, 2010 - 1:20 pm

    oh, friend. i hope you are feeling better. you need to write a children's book called "Sometimes Mommies Get Sick". it'd be a hit.ReplyCancel

  • lisa - November 12, 2010 - 4:22 am

    oh you poor thing! I've been that sick twice since my babies were born- and it's just awful! So glad to hear that you're on the mend!ReplyCancel

  • Ky • twopretzels.com - November 12, 2010 - 10:43 pm

    Oy! I'm glad you're feeling better!ReplyCancel

  • Written Permission - November 15, 2010 - 5:58 pm

    Ugh — I'm glad you're feeling better! Sick is no fun. 🙁ReplyCancel

  • Hummel Family - June 7, 2011 - 12:13 am

    Mommies are NOT allowed to get sick! It. Is. The. Pits!!!! We are blessed with hubbies who can come home and take over when we are not 100%. Not every wife has that kind of a man. They are a gift!

    AND I AGREE– My hat goes off to all the single parents out there! May God give them some relief (maybe a loved one coming over to help out or take the kids out for a few hours). I am going to think HARD about who I can help out, someone who may not have any extra help day in and day out.

    Wow, I took this post and made it go a whole new direction. LOL! 🙂ReplyCancel

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