I've been in such a blogging slump when it comes to doing the thing I love most, just writing. Being the person that I am, I have been completely consumed and overwhelmed by the house buying process. And I've had to reel myself in on more than one occasion, and say:Look! This is your life. Right here in front of you. Not the house you may or may not be living in next month. Not the job you may or may not have in 3 months. Not the renters who may or may not pay sometime down the road. And as I sat watching Braylen play it hit me like never before. That same calmness, that same certainty she experiences with me is the same certainty I should have because I've placed my faith and trust in … [Read more...]

As Braylen gets older I realize more and more that I spent way too much time dwelling on just how quickly time passes and wanting to soak each moment up for that reason. No matter what we were doing I always had the idea of fleeting time pressing persistently in my head. I thought I needed to soak up those precious moments because they would pass by and I would miss out.  And while that is completely and entirely true, I realize now there was a major flaw in my mindset.I was soaking up the moments as her mother because they were precious, yes. But attaching that little tag to them, mentally reminding myself and dwelling on the word fleeting was the problem. It's hard to really … [Read more...]

I'm always in awe of your sweet, sweet comments on all my posts, but especially on the ones when I really pour my heart out. Writing is a funny thing. I have journals and journals of writing and I know I've tried a lot of things but writing is my truly my passion. I have journals and journals dating back to elementary school. And believe me, they're just as funny as you're probably thinking they are. Full of short sentences with invented spelling about who my best friend is or which boy I think is cute. Those journals are different though because they're mine and they aren't on display for anyone to see. And well, I like them that way. When I started blogging I would read other … [Read more...]