tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53636742024-03-07T20:58:38.532-06:00Beginnings In EndingsTrying to do this crazy blog thingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger174125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5363674.post-87737654815301937002010-03-24T10:30:00.003-06:002010-03-24T10:31:54.099-06:00This May Be the EndBeginnings in Endings may have run its course. I may "begin" a new blog with this one's "end." I'll let you know, you 3 people out there who still occasionally check this blog =)It's not that I don't want to blog; it's just that I'm not.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5363674.post-63928134308297570692010-02-15T10:23:00.004-06:002010-02-15T16:13:59.136-06:008 Places in 6 YearsWe just bought our first house! We're all moved in, and the place is really feeling like home. There are still projects to be done, no doubt, but it feels amazing to be living in a place that is our own for the first time.Strange enough, over our 6 years of marriage we have lived in 7 different apartments/homes - 8 if you count the fall semester that we lived with my parents while we raised Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5363674.post-37360587820059238402010-02-10T15:19:00.003-06:002010-02-10T15:33:16.632-06:00Spare TimeI'm sitting here in my new living room with spare time. I'm not sure how I've acquired it, but I have some and I'm choosing to blog. A good friend of mine recently mentioned that her relationship with her blog began even before her relationship with her husband. I've had this blog a really long time as well. At one point I actually blogged consistently, and many times it was about at least Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5363674.post-81388741827241345562010-01-22T09:48:00.003-06:002010-01-22T09:53:14.012-06:00Max and RubyI would like to report two children to bunny family services. In nearly every episode these young children are pictured out and about without any parental or adult supervision. I have seen grandma once, but I have serious concerns as to the care being given to these bunnies. They seem extremely well adjusted, and appear to be clean and well-fed. However, little Ruby should not be carrying theUnknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5363674.post-25005645791889028422009-12-30T11:57:00.002-06:002009-12-30T12:03:46.707-06:00Another Year OlderI'm 28 now. I think it fits. It's not that I feel "old" but that I have a husband, two kids, I'm in the process of buying a house. 28 sounds about right, even though I didn't expect to have all of these things at 28, I was thinking more like 35 or something. When venturing into the world at the tender age of 18, I didn't imagine getting married right out of college, but I did. I didn't Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5363674.post-17128500181620759512009-12-10T19:52:00.001-06:002009-12-10T19:53:38.206-06:00FriendsI am continually humbled and thankful to have friends who are so much more generous, intelligent, thoughtful and talented than me.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5363674.post-82647485727496302062009-12-08T17:03:00.000-06:002009-12-08T17:04:30.841-06:00O Heart Bereaved and Lonely 1. O heart bereaved and lonely, Whose brightest dreams have fledWhose hopes like summer roses, Are withered crushed and deadThough link by link be broken, And tears unseen may fallLook up amid thy sorrow, To Him who knows it all2. O cling to thy Redeemer,Thy Savior, Brother, FriendBelieve and trust His promise,To keep you till the endO watch and wait with patience,And question all Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5363674.post-60972297173956473432009-12-04T10:23:00.002-06:002009-12-04T11:41:52.273-06:00MundaneMy house is clean. The dishes are done and put away. All 4 members of the family have clean laundry that is folded and in the proper drawers. Why does success at the mundane mean so much? I seriously can breathe easier today than I could yesterday.Counseling is rocking my life, in a good way, but in a "can we please get this over with as soon as possible?" kind of way. The best way to Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5363674.post-76561322263204829282009-11-03T08:03:00.002-06:002009-11-03T08:13:14.537-06:00Words I'm Trying To Live By"In quietness and in trust shall be your strength." IsaiahI read yesterday that there is a "slow" movement going on in America. Slow food, slow parenting, slow business management. It struck me as funny that it's labeled as a new movement. In my eyes, it's a return to wiser ways from the past that we have lost sight of. Whenever I read the Bible I rarely feel challenged to do more. Instead IUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5363674.post-89880295391803528262009-11-02T23:22:00.000-06:002009-11-02T23:23:04.385-06:00Hi BlogI do have things to say. Really.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5363674.post-48286889586945472702009-10-19T13:55:00.003-06:002009-10-19T18:58:33.302-06:00Wisdom from Mad MenJason and I LOVE Mad Men, and watch it religiously every Sunday. Recently a quote from one of the episodes struck me, and has intrigued me greatly. Speaking to Betty (a house wife) it was said: ''You're like a house cat. You're very important and you have little to do.''I have struggled with my identity since having Amelia. I don't want to be seen solely as a mother. In response to that Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5363674.post-19135936107732666292009-09-08T20:41:00.001-06:002009-09-08T20:41:55.456-06:00WOOOHOOO!Jason passed the BAR!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5363674.post-728359348843059212009-08-26T12:56:00.003-06:002009-08-26T12:58:08.450-06:00How are you?I am having a hard time right now. I think it's mostly sleep deprivation, and a sprinkling of hormones. Even though I know what is probably causing me to be blue and angry, it doesn't always help me not to be blue, and well, angry. This is hard for me, and thus I become a little more blue and a little more angry every day.I just signed up to get some free counseling at the seminary.How are you?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5363674.post-80875109071452481382009-08-20T09:49:00.002-06:002009-08-20T10:01:44.229-06:00The Glass Is Half EmptyI'm coming to realize that I am a pessimist. I have always thought of myself as a realist. The glass is half full and it's also half empty. It's both. There's a lot of gray. However, if I am forced to pick one or the other, that glass is half empty.I've never claimed to be an optimist. I'm much too cynical. I've always thought it would be nice to be an optimist, but it seems to me that I Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5363674.post-4460409165067739952009-08-19T09:29:00.002-06:002009-08-19T09:44:15.595-06:00UmI have the time to write a post at this moment, but no real inspiration of anything interesting to say....bummer.How about some random information about myself:Fave albums of the moment: Regina Spektor - Far, Grizzly Bear- Veckatimist, Phoenix - It's Never Been Like That, Arcade Fire - Neon BibleFave song on the radio right now - Don't Let Me Go, The FrayFave food right now - Trader Joe's Mango Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5363674.post-30699791604490614762009-08-15T12:00:00.002-06:002009-08-15T12:17:53.891-06:00I'm a grown up with interestsJason and I had a night out last night, alone. The children were with a trustworthy babysitter so I didn't have to give leaving a second thought, and it was fantastic.We went down the street to a newer Mediterranean restaurant, Ranoush. It was so yummy and there was a belly dancer (Jason and I have an uncanny knack for eating at places with belly dancers. It's not on purpose, but is pretty fun Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5363674.post-37818656403003402372009-08-10T14:48:00.002-06:002009-08-10T14:53:20.099-06:00Amelia is actually taking a nap right now. Ground breaking people. I'm still getting it through my head that I'm the one in charge here and if I really think the kid needs a nap I can make her try. Because, oh yeah, I'm the mom. I knew she wasn't just calling me that for fun!I've had a terrible reminder today that I get random pains in my abdomen somewhat around the time I ovulate/have a Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5363674.post-47143502078398881252009-08-05T19:02:00.002-06:002009-08-05T19:18:01.597-06:00Being a Mom is HardBeing a mom is hard. It's difficult for me to explain, because it's also wonderful, an enormous privilege and gift, and a joy. But it's just really hard.I'm reading a fabulous book titled, I Was a Really Good Mom Before I had Kids. This book articulates everything that I feel about motherhood so much better than I can. One quote from the book is, "I love being a mom, I just hate doing it." Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5363674.post-45148366043038435892009-07-23T12:13:00.002-06:002009-07-23T12:23:55.341-06:00ThanksThanks for praying for George, his surgery in the doctor's words went, perfectly. Please pray now that he will not have any swelling so they can seal him up tomorrow. If all goes well he will get to go home next weekend! Again, check here for updates if you're interestedAll of this has made me so humble and thankful for our children's good health. These friends of ours have already had to Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5363674.post-79609612247498184362009-07-22T08:00:00.001-06:002009-07-22T08:03:11.818-06:00Please Prayplease pray for our friends Robbie and Jane-Ellis and their precious baby boy George. He is 1 week old and having open heart surgery today. If you want to see more of their story, check out Robbie's blog, the elusive jaguar sharkUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5363674.post-65133482080926894232009-07-13T19:38:00.001-06:002009-07-13T19:41:18.273-06:00QuoteI came across this quote today and felt pretty cool about the title of my blog!“What we call the beginning is often the end. And to make an end is to make a beginning. The end is where we start from.” - T.S. EliotUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5363674.post-45393619342752367432009-07-12T16:00:00.003-06:002009-07-12T16:07:25.408-06:00QuestionHave you ever wondered if you're crazy, like truly off your rocker, and all of your life your parents have been paying people to be your friends and treat you like you're normal?Me neither...It's not that I actually think I'm insane, though sleep deprivation has made me a little unsafe at times lately in my opinion. I guess I wonder because I have moments of clarity when I realize I'm not nearlyUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5363674.post-62637568363676758592009-07-10T09:28:00.005-06:002009-07-10T10:47:14.482-06:00Back In the Saddle AgainI am suddenly blogging every day. I don't know if it's because our desk is in the kitchen now so I see the computer a lot more, or if I'm bored, or if I just need a creative outlet again. I don't know, but I like it and I'm even slightly obsessive about it at the moment. Maybe it's hormones.Anyway, if this is your first time to visit my site you'll see that I've been blogging here since 2003!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5363674.post-76905738569273603832009-07-09T11:49:00.002-06:002009-07-09T11:50:00.553-06:00Intersting TidbitBiggest guilty pleasure song right now, Poker Face by Lady Gaga. RidiculousUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5363674.post-57249485029969517272009-07-08T09:24:00.003-06:002009-07-08T09:30:22.392-06:00The Silence Is DeafeningSometimes I feel like I'm being given the silent treatment. Is it a conscious decision or just how the chips have fallen? That's what eats away at me. I can think of things I've done, or failed to do, that may justify such treatment in the minds of some. But, I am a human, doing the very best that I can in my broken pathetic state. I have genuine love for so many, but fall short in showing itUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0