Yearly Archives: 2013

I just opened the refrigerator to make lunches for Charlie and Chanelle to take to school tomorrow.  While grabbing the lunch meat and carrots I noticed a container buried in the back.  I grabbed the container and examined it and did the calculations in my head. . . Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday. . . […]

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I have stories stock piling in my mind.  Silly things that Meadow has done.  Experiences we have had.  Questions I am asking.  Life we are living.  Adjusting we are doing.  Processing I’m working through. Simple stories. Our normal everyday life that is important to no one in particular but me, really.  Or maybe us.  The […]

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Change. It’s funny how shaking things up a bit draws me toward introspection.  New house, new community, new “normal” has found me longing for moments of quiet and solitude.  The previous year of waiting kept me in survival mode most of the time and now the cobwebs in my mind are vying for attention.  Life […]

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We moved in one week ago.  Well, almost, I suppose.  It was 11:30 p.m. when Chad rolled in with the final load.  The next morning I headed out to photograph a wedding.  Chad helped.  Chad’s parents were an incredible help.  Our new neighbor had a sign on our door. . . “Welcome Home”.  It made […]

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I’ve begun this post in my head for months.  I get a few lines deep and then I stop.  The rush of feelings are too much.  There is no time.  Instead, I push the thoughts aside, swallow down the lump and move forward with my day.  I know enough about myself, though, to know that […]

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