“I call a do-over!” Have you ever shouted those words?  I have.  Growing up in a neighborhood full of kids, it was not uncommon to have a small crowd gather in our front yard for a game of kickball or base ball.  Beautiful summer evenings when the sun was beginning to slope below the clouds […]

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  • lisa - October 13, 2010 - 5:00 pm

    i've had many "do-over" kinda days lately…it's so hard as my oldest are nearing 11. ugh! just typing that number feels wrong!!!
    if i had one wish, it would be to make them lil' forever! 🙂

    great pics!ReplyCancel

  • Hummel Family - June 6, 2011 - 7:13 pm

    I wish Blogger had a LIKE button (Like Facebook does) for postings. If there were a LIKE button, I would have pressed it again and again on this specific post. 🙂ReplyCancel

  • Hummel Family - June 6, 2011 - 7:16 pm

    oh, and I laughed out loud when you typed about enrolling Chanelle into acting classes at age 4 (and then you said "that was a joke"!! HA!) I know, I laugh at random things. I am silly like that. 🙂

    I also laughed when Chanelle asked, "do you have any stories in your mouth to tell me, Mommy?" SO SO SO CUTE!ReplyCancel

. . . with tomatoes.  (You thought this was going to be juicy, didn’t you?) I used to love tomatoes.  I really, really did.  One of my favorite things to eat in the summertime is a tomato and lettuce sandwich on toasted bread and smothered with mustard.  I’m a pretty simple girl. My husband was […]

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  • Trophy Life - October 12, 2010 - 10:08 pm

    you're going to give up on luscious, summer tomatoes after ONE bad season?! come on! what kind of fair weather fan are you?!?ReplyCancel

I am the daughter of an alcoholic.  Or, I was the daughter of an alcoholic.  Does the fact that she’s gone change that?  I’m still not sure about that one. Now I am a motherless daughter trying to work out what all of this means. . . what all of it meant. I find myself […]

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  • Stacedolla - October 11, 2010 - 4:42 pm

    I love this post Summ- thank you just for sharing your heart and being transparent..ReplyCancel

  • SassyTimes - October 12, 2010 - 1:40 am

    HUGS.ReplyCancel

  • Trophy Life - October 12, 2010 - 10:08 pm

    virtual hugs from many miles away. love you lots. thanks for being brave and sharing with all of us.ReplyCancel

  • cjs - October 13, 2010 - 3:01 am

    10:54 at night…girls are in bed…I should be doing school…but I am in a heap of tears over this post.

    I hope you felt relief when you hit that final…publish.

    I wonder how many tears followed this…or maybe didn't. maybe you had already cried them all. maybe this was just more closure…more making sense of all that was supposed to make sense in life.

    I write for me. for my own release. and yet…there is something about connecting with another…with my words.

    So, if it means anything…I connected with your words.

    thank you for sharing.

    cjsReplyCancel

  • lisa - October 13, 2010 - 4:58 pm

    thank you for sharing such a difficult struggle…and loss.
    i grew up with an alcoholic step-father for 12 yrs of my life- it shaped me into the person i am today. i can empathize with your change in your relationship with your mom…that's been mine for as long as i can remember with my mom. it's a very hard role to play…and it's even harder for people in your life to understand the significance and impact that it has on you as a person…
    i'm so sorry for your loss. but i'm happy for you that this helps you to heal that grief in any way possible…you help many others with your words. you really have a beautiful way of expressing these things.ReplyCancel

  • Anonymous - October 15, 2010 - 1:27 am

    Oh, friend. I know that this will be a part of your daily thoughts forever more, but I hope the sadness and anger will lessen every year. I hope those wonderful memories are the ones that you hold on to the tightest.
    SherriReplyCancel

  • iColossus / Monster - October 15, 2010 - 7:00 am

    Hi, came over to your blog for the first time today, from CJ's blog.

    Enjoyed reading it. You have beautiful children.

    Oh, and I'm on day 22 of running every day. After taking about 18 months off from exercise. And, it's seized me again. CJ inspired me, actually. Figured if she can do it with her kids, school, work and general busy schedule, I can get my lazy ass in gear as well.

    Now? Can't wait for "me time" tomorrow morning. Shoes, iPod, and if there's sun, a hat and sunglasses.

    And, congrats on them fine tomatoes!ReplyCancel

  • Kelly - October 25, 2010 - 2:24 am

    Summer….you are strong, you are brave, you are great mother, you are a great daughter, you are a great friend.

    I know this took quite a bit from you to do…..you did it. Thanks.ReplyCancel

  • Rachael Hammett - November 7, 2010 - 1:44 am

    Wow…Summer…thank you for posting this very intimate part of your heart. I hope it was healing too you as you wrote it out. You express your thoughts so clearly, so passionately. It honestly feels effortless to read your words. This blog is a spurn to me, to celebrate my mother, and my relationship with her…for even with her insecurities…she too, loves me and she is a gift.ReplyCancel

  • Hummel Family - June 6, 2011 - 7:10 pm

    Thank you for sharing your heart! It can be so hard at times, right? Yet such freedom can come from it. God is using you girl! Keep sharing, keep growing, keep learning, keep writing…as you journey through this life, you are helping others with their own journey. Its so neat to see and I've only known you a couple of months. 🙂 Praying for you as you deal with the loss of your beautiful mother. May you continue to feel God's comfort, love and peace.

    -JoEllenReplyCancel

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    […] see, Running Chatter grew out of a passion to remember.  It grew out of the painful reality of loss and a desire to record our story today so that we can remember for all of our tomorrows. The […]ReplyCancel

Pumpkins.  Red leaves.  Shorter days.  Apple cider.  Orange Leaves.  Brisk temperatures.  Squash.  Brown Leaves.  Costumes.  Gourds. Have I mentioned that I love all things Fall?  My MIL brought us a gift. . . 4 of them actually.  What do you see?  Look closely. . . A gourd, you say? Oh, no.  Not us.  We see […]

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  • Rachael Hammett - October 8, 2010 - 7:31 pm

    Yay! I'm a rockstar and I love it – both that I'm a rockstar and reading your blog! Boy I smile when I see your words and watch life unfold through your eyes in those photos…thank you so much for taking the time to share!ReplyCancel

  • lisa - October 8, 2010 - 8:40 pm

    You are the total Rockstar!! 🙂
    I am so pleased when I check on your site and read your beautiful inspirations! Thanks goes to you for sharing yourself in this wonderful way…your words stay with me through the day and have helped transform me!ReplyCancel

  • Hummel Family - June 6, 2011 - 7:11 pm

    OH.MY.GOODNESS! I can't wait for fall now. What a fun autumn project! I am going to steal this idea from you. 🙂 My kids would love this. I think we set up a table in the garage. I don't quite trust my kiddos in the house. 🙂ReplyCancel

My journey to become brave, explained here,  has been interesting.  I’ve realized I’m not as cowardly as I thought I was. More to come. . . “What you call yourself matters. Words send signals, labels are magnetic. Your soul deserves accuracy.” – Danielle LaPorte  . . are you giving your soul accuracy?   

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  • lisa - October 7, 2010 - 2:59 pm

    I LOVE this quote!!! I find myself being too critical of myself too often…yet, with my kids I'm so hypercritical of being positive…
    isn't that such a typical "Mom" thing to do- always take care of others before ourselves?
    Thanks for the uplifting reminder!! 🙂ReplyCancel

  • cjs - October 10, 2010 - 1:02 pm

    LOVE, LOVE this.ReplyCancel

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