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Home. I’ve lived in an old white house, corn fields surrounding. My dog, Roosevelt on the cement block of porch. My horse, Brownie in the field. My sisters all about. As I grew, so did the house. Rooms added on, one by one throughout the years. I was brought to that home a baby and […]
I saw her- a woman I aspired to be like. In a white Yukon XL, dressed in the latest fashion trends (whatever they were back then), shiny blonde hair in a ponytail. She was pretty, put together, obviously had money, with a car full of kids in the back. As I drove by her in […]
“Impossible!”, she blurted out as I read the title of the book, “I Can Read With My Eyes Shut”, by Dr. Seuss. It’s impossible you know the word, “impossible”, I thought to myself as I looked over at my dimple faced, Emmy. “How do you know such a big word?”, I asked as I reached […]
Can I be real with you all? Not a carefully crafted real that a lot of times I portray, but a messy, flustered, reeling kind of real? A real that brings tears to my eyes and a heavy sigh in my body. A real that is trying really, really hard to find the joy. A […]
“We are refined through enduring the hardship, not by escaping it.” The hard things I’ve gone through – The failures – The hurts – The sins – The fear & turmoil – The trying when it seemed hopeless – The striving – The tears – The loss – The suffering – The insecurities – The […]
Throughout the years, my morning routine has changed, based on the different stages of life I’ve been in. When baby bottles and late night feedings took place, just keeping my eyes open took precedence over anything else during the morning hours. That and lots of coffee. Some seasons I’ve slept in, others I’ve rose early. […]
She was decorating her little pony made out of playdoh and wanted to make little stars to adorn it. The star cutter shape we had was much too big, so we tried cutting out little stars out of the doh- but it was not working and we were left with little lumps of doh that […]
At the end of the year I always like to take some time to reflect on the last 12 months of my life. I journal on a pretty consistent basis so skimming through my entries helps me remember what actually went on in my life for the year. Last Christmas my sisters, mom and I […]
This morning on my walk/run (first time in a LONG time), about 20 minutes into it- my left heel started burning. Unknown to me it had been rubbing against my shoe and now was red, sore and angry. I tried pulling up my sock to cover the spot for an immediate fix but with every […]
Happy Friday! I haven’t done a Friday Chit Chat in quite some time, so I figured I would do one today! I want to share my new favorite fall hat (it’s SO good), our trip to Vala’s Pumpkin Patch in Gretna, NE, my why for taking the rest of the year off Instagram and reality. […]