I am sure that in the past I have written about the topic of surrender. And in the past I have learned the benefits of surrendering. However like any process in life this topic is layered or multifaceted. Or we could go with the Shrek route and say it is like an onion with layers. … Continue reading The Art of Surrender
I sit here watching my youngest child sleep. And she looks completely normal. Like the past month hasn't happened. Like their isn't a "rare abnormality" living on her spine. That she isn't on an intense drug to help with her nerve pain so that she can live a semi normal existence right now. That I … Continue reading ED or Bust
Homeschooling my son has been a mixed bag. Each day seems to bring new issues and lessen others. We create something beautiful and then have full on tears about the idea of counting to 100. The kid gets as far as 25 and then starts saying letters as he is looking out the window at … Continue reading Still Learning
I was going to begin by apologizing for my lack of follow through with posting as of late. And then I was going to apologize because my last post was missing half its content. And then I thought about it and decided that I don't need to apologize for being where I am at in … Continue reading A Hot Mess Check In
We all know the drill. A mother is all the things, does all the things, and knows all the things. To be fair, before my foray into procreation I already had quite the resume. Things like backcountry trail crew worker, biker bar waitress, nanny, estate appraisals, and barista littered the pages of my professional references. … Continue reading A Mothers Resume
To the child that made me a mother, I was resigned to not write a blog post this week. I am exhausted after a long month, after a long season, after a long year. But it's your birthday and with my heart full of love my fingers will not rest. As I browsed the aisles … Continue reading A Letter To My First Born
This year the holidays are just different. My obnoxious seasonal jubilation seems to be boxed away in our storage unit with just about everything else we own. The kids are suffering having been displaced, promised a visit to go "home" to visit for the holidays that couldn't happen, and all of the physical markers and … Continue reading Same Holidays Different Year
I have never been one to do things the easy way. Thats a fact. So it makes sense in the middle of a sellers market, a world wide pandemic, and an economy on the brink od collapse I would decide it's time to buy a house. Now we decided that we wanted to avoid getting … Continue reading Buying A House In The Worst Of times
Is it just me, or was the end of this past school year lackluster at best. Admittedly I was a mediocre homeschooling parent, but even then it seems like we slowly faded into summer rather than the grand explosion of excitement and frenzy that normally unfolds in our household. Sure there have been the usual … Continue reading Summer Vacation in an Outbreak
I strongly encourage everyone to live a life full of music. Be it any age, in any place, music is accessible to all. It transcends class barriers and preconceived notions. It can transport you to anytime and anyplace. It can bring up episodes of nostalgia or help process big emotions and feelings. Through it, we … Continue reading Live a Life Full of Music
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