Tuesday, January 7, 2014

Zach...

It been so great having Zach home from George Fox for the holidays. I haven't said much on the blog about how school is going for him and I don't plan to blather on and on about how smart he is. At least not right now. The important part of this particular post is just to remember how great THIS particular break has been. 

We have played games nearly every evening that he has been here. We've visited extended family and spent time with friends. We even managed to get ourselves to church. But mostly, we have laughed. I'm thankful that my kids like each other. And I'm glad they include me in their fun. 

I'm kind of dreading his return to school because it feels like this could be our last chance to just hang out without the distractions that getting older will bring to all of us. But ... I'm going to enjoy it while I can!








Monday, January 6, 2014

Happy. . .

I wrote an entire post about happiness and then lost it all! It was probably for the best since it was cathartic to write but maybe too cynical to share. 

HOWEVER I found a whole bunch of happiness while walking through RC Willey with the kids dreaming up ideas for fixing up our uninviting home. I'm happier with the way this post has turned out...










Sunday, January 5, 2014

2 Steps Forward, 1 Step Back. . . AKA New Year's Intentions. . .

So. . . I'm still breathing in and out and putting one foot in front of the other.  Sometimes my steps are backwards but I think I make regular progress in a forward direction.  I miss my Blog.  I miss writing and finding joy in the photos I post.  I miss looking at the daily ins and outs of our life. 

It's all about Face Book now.  But sometimes Face Book sucks the joy out instead of bringing it to the surface.  I can't make New Year's Resolutions but I will make a few New Year's Intentions.

I intend to Face Book less and Blog more.  I intend to find things that bring me joy and then intentionally do those things.  That might include beefing up my photography skills, getting better at the guitar (maybe playing in public), spending more time with friends and family, enjoying my kids, putting a fresh coat of pain on the walls of my home, getting beyond my regrets and disappointments and looking forward to the second half of my life. 

Admittedly, I'm having what might be considered a mid-life crisis.  At least that's what I'm choosing to call it.  I lost myself, or maybe I never found myself, and now I'm trying to weave all of it together... the past, the present, the future... and find peace in the midst of it. 

And I think blogging will help that process along. 

Here's to good intentions. . .

Thursday, October 24, 2013

October 24, 2014 Gloria's Fall Choir Concert. . .

I found these pictures on Jeanie's camera in 2015, posting retroactively!! My sweet, long-haired choir girl!
 
(Just for fun, here's what she looks like in July 2015)
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Saturday, September 21, 2013

Homecoming...


These beauties are off to their freshman homecoming dance. What a grateful Mama I am to know that Gloria has a friend like Shelby!

Friday, August 16, 2013

Lu Lu

So I should probably start blogging again. It could be a very interesting year with Gloria entering high school, Zach heading off to George Fox and the entry of this sweet new addition to our lives...