I've spent a majority of my life believing I'm lazy, and yet I had a hard time resting today. How does that make any sense? See, I keep 3 of my grandchildren 4 days a week. My other 2 (soon to be 3) grandchildren were here over the weekend as well with my daughter. Sunday, … Continue reading Lazy Lies
Family
Dancing Baby Boy
Andrew the new, Dancing in your mother's womb, We await your arrival, For any day now you'll bloom. Wonderful, you will be with 10 little fingers and 10 tiny toes. The perfect beautiful gift, kissed with a cute button nose. You were a surprise, but a delight indeed. Sometimes you danced so hard that your … Continue reading Dancing Baby Boy
We Will Cross That Bridge When We Get To It
Have you ever tried to cross a bridge before you got to it? Wait... don't answer that so quickly. Have you ever tried to live tomorrow today? Nope... don't answer that either. Have you ever tried to finish a project before you started it? Hey... I said to stop answering. See I am asking because I … Continue reading We Will Cross That Bridge When We Get To It
Miss You Much
Writing Challenge Day 16 - Something that you miss A few weeks ago Pocahontas and her family moved about 5 hours away. She's always lived within a hour and we rarely go a week without seeing each other. I am very close to my daughter and being separated from her is not easy. I have … Continue reading Miss You Much
A Day in the Life of Nonie
Writing Challenge Day 15 - Bullet point your whole day. My schedule has not been very interesting in the last few years and I would be sort of embarrassed to have bullet pointed any given day. See I had been a stay at home mom until a couple of years ago when the girls both … Continue reading A Day in the Life of Nonie
What Happens When Freedom Sets You Adrift?
Free After years of being held emotionally captive, a recent event severed the ties that had me bound and I was set free. He made a choice to finally let me go. It was conscience and intentional. It was shocking. We'd been estranged for years and years at my choice. It was the only way I … Continue reading What Happens When Freedom Sets You Adrift?
Pocahontas & the Hulk
See I have two amazing daughters. They are each in their mid-twenties. They are each married. The each have two kids. That's about where the similarities end. Pocahontas The older one is easily described as "paint with all the colors of the wind". She loves color and creativity. Everything has a personality, even inanimate objects. She … Continue reading Pocahontas & the Hulk
Having Daughters
Being a mother to daughters that are married with children is like being an on-call nurse, a psychologist, a advice columnist, a time-traveler, a spiritual adviser, and a lawyer. The list could go on and on. Real-estate agent, travel agent... sorry I'm getting carried away. Now I do not have training in most of those areas but that has … Continue reading Having Daughters
Scars
The scars never seem to stop being sensitive. I feel empty. Then comes the pain. And the reminders that it has never really felt like anyone loved me as much as I wanted to be loved. I know that sounds selfish, perhaps a little silly, but tonight I don't care. I know God loves me … Continue reading Scars
Just A Little Talk With Nonie 