Summer is here-woohoo! For those of us in the northeast part of the country, that means we break out the tents, the grills and the water toys. We build campfires and toast marshmallows, and play “Run away from the mosquitos”. We hike and spend as much time outdoors as we can connecting with nature, and […]
Failing, quitting and winning
June 8, 2011 By 3 Comments
As moms, we very often work so hard living up to unrealistic images of perfection from society, our families, our mothers and our own personal DNA. We buy into the culture of being a supermom, even if it just about kills us in the process. There are many diktats you hear every day, but the […]
Help, help! My thoughts are getting away…
June 1, 2011 By Leave a Comment
My thoughts have gone downriver again, unencumbered by any sort of tether. You see, sometimes when I am just beginning to wake up, and am in that space between deep sleep and full consciousness, my thoughts take shape lazily-as though they are just outside of myself-and form much like an eddy in a stream. I […]
Did she just say what I think I heard?
May 24, 2011 By 1 Comment
There is always a lot of laughter in our house, as everyone shares a delightful, often offbeat, sense of humor.I can say that I have my own special kind of contribution, although often unintentional, always spontaneous, that my family has nicknamed “Kimisms”. You see, once in a while my command of the English language becomes, […]
Keep the faith
May 9, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Keep the faith Wordle © K. Hall When our children are babies, we are just so excited for that day when they can actually talk. That first spoken word: “mama”, “dada”, or even “no”, just brings us so much joy! Fast forward a few short years, and for the first time, we hear our beloved […]
Five minute Friday-Motherhood should come with…
May 6, 2011 By 4 Comments
Every Friday The Gypsy Mama gives a prompt and you are supposed to write about it in 5 minutes. Only 5 minutes! Also, no edits! Just write. So here goes . . . Red Phone © psd Paul Downey at Flickr.com Motherhood should come with… A bright red phone that is a direct line to […]
True Colors
May 5, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Crayons © Gingerme from Flickr.com Many times, you will discover nuggets of very interesting truths in everyday conversations, especially with your children if you learn to listen closely. Our daughter had attended an event for a college classmate recently and got to catch up with friends there. Some of them did not recognize her, as […]
On baking bread and God prods
April 25, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Who among us can resist a warm loaf of homemade bread or a pan of soft rolls, fresh out of the oven? Very few, I think, and yet how many of us actually bake bread from scratch? Not me. Both my mom and my mother-in-law do, though, and they do it beautifully, making it look […]
Five minute Friday-The hard love
April 22, 2011 By 8 Comments
Every Friday The Gypsy Mama gives a prompt and you are supposed to write about it in 5 minutes. Only 5 minutes! Also, no edits! Just write. So here goes . . .Start…Nobody ever told me, wisely, how hard parenting would be. Especially when one of your daughters is so wonderfully different from you. The […]
A well worn home
April 10, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Tool chest coffee table © K. Hall This morning my dear hubbie made an interesting observation. We had held our annual spring cleanup day at church, where we washed windows, scrubbed surfaces, took care of some maintenance issues, freshened some walls with paint, and did what we could to put the parking lot together after […]
