tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50915659507225054912024-03-12T21:28:41.797-05:00My Happily Ever AfterAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07518584633567475742noreply@blogger.comBlogger192125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5091565950722505491.post-61803318680403612732014-03-30T13:30:00.000-05:002014-03-30T13:30:05.231-05:00Your Focus Determines Your Reality
I've been asked many times over the last year and a half, "How do you do it?" Or, I've had the comment made to me, "I don't know how you do it." And, what people are referencing is the fact that I am a single Mama. I found myself in an extremely difficult situation and had to make one of the hardest decisions of my life. What I chose was to take my kids away from Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07518584633567475742noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5091565950722505491.post-84386187208990285232014-02-23T13:26:00.001-06:002014-02-23T13:26:46.177-06:00Empty SpaceI'm no longer reading chaptersWith ink dried and pages brittle. I've closed that book. And, in its place I've found gleaming white pages. Waiting with empty space...For my story to be written. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07518584633567475742noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5091565950722505491.post-30086203238692180082014-01-08T21:23:00.001-06:002014-01-08T21:23:05.414-06:00BackBefore I posted on New Year's Day, it had been over a year since I last visited my blog and posted what I was certain would be the last post ever. A lot has happened over that time. I have grown; I have changed; I have discovered things about myself and those closest to me. Most importantly, though, I have dug down deep into the core of my being and found out who I am and Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07518584633567475742noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5091565950722505491.post-12558715659657404292014-01-02T00:58:00.000-06:002014-01-02T01:30:11.960-06:00Reunited and It Feels So Good!
It's been a while since my last post and a whole lot of life has happened. I'll spare you all the gory details - you probably wouldn't believe me anyway!- and just share with you some of the realizations I've had. I'm so glad to be back, sharing with you My Happily Ever After.
Every new year brings about a time of Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07518584633567475742noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5091565950722505491.post-52782452030172334692012-10-30T15:46:00.000-05:002012-10-30T15:46:24.820-05:00Last PostHey Friends,
It is with great sadness that I write this, the last post, from My Happily Ever After. Because of unforeseen circumstances that are beyond my control, My Happily Ever After has ended. I never imagined that this day would come, and ask for your prayers during this time for my family.
Thank you for the love and support that you have shown over the past few years!&Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07518584633567475742noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5091565950722505491.post-7774626128089868522012-09-18T13:40:00.001-05:002012-09-18T13:40:22.705-05:00Days Like ThisRemember this little guy?
Remember what his father told him?
Yep, one of those days.
Mama said there'll be days like this... -The Shirelles
image courtesy of Disney Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07518584633567475742noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5091565950722505491.post-88491830609474149882012-09-11T14:02:00.001-05:002012-09-11T14:03:54.180-05:00Request From Rainbow Bridge
Weep not for me though I am gone
Into that gentle night
Grieve if you will, but not for long
Upon my soul's sweet flight.
I am at peace, my soul's at rest
There is no need for tears.
For with your love I was so blessed
For all those many years.
There is no pain, I suffer not,
The fear now all is gone.
Put now these things out of your thoughts,
In your memory I live on.
Remember not Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07518584633567475742noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5091565950722505491.post-81374567966771392172012-08-30T21:49:00.001-05:002012-08-30T21:49:39.418-05:00Happy Thursday
Where, oh, where has the time gone? Is this weekend really the first of September? Didn't September just end? I feel as if this year has passed in the blink of an eye.
So much has happened. So much has changed. And, while I feel like I have lived in the moment, I also feel as if life has passed me by! My baby boy is now a toddler, and my Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07518584633567475742noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5091565950722505491.post-7098972321699755542012-06-12T21:50:00.002-05:002012-06-12T21:53:24.372-05:00Emma's First Dance Recital
I don't know when I have ever felt as proud as I did the night of Emma's first dance recital. She did such an awesome job. As I watched her on stage, I could just feel my heart swell with pride. My eyes teared up, and I literally thought my chest would explode.
Emma took to the stage and performed like a champ. During her first routine, Fairy Ballet, her classAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07518584633567475742noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5091565950722505491.post-29762626368418873642012-06-08T21:35:00.001-05:002012-06-08T21:46:44.299-05:00Five Question FridayI admit it. I'm a terrible blogger. I have so many things to share, yet I don't. My kids are achieving all sorts of "firsts," and I haven't shared any of them. I like to think I am living in the moment with them, and that's why I'm not blogging as much. Yeah, I'll keep telling myself that.
Honestly, though, when I get them to bed, I'm usually so tired that I Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07518584633567475742noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5091565950722505491.post-58756542509455426052012-06-01T15:52:00.000-05:002012-06-01T15:57:59.253-05:00Five Question Friday
Just thought I would play along with 5QF today. It's been a while since I have!
1. What were you scared of as a kid?
I can't really remember being afraid of anything other than spiders. And, I'm still pretty scared of them. Oh, and scary movies. Definitely scared of those as a child. And, I'm pretty sure that my fear has grown as an adult. Even Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07518584633567475742noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5091565950722505491.post-40262534484868332402012-04-06T11:05:00.002-05:002012-04-06T11:05:36.048-05:00Powerful"Just know all is well. Believing is the ship that will bear you to safety over stormy waters."
This is the devotional for today from "Reminders From God." Pretty powerful stuff, especially today. I was pacing the floor and anxiously awaiting, okay, worrying, when I sat down at the computer. Still haven't gotten the phone call that I am waiting on, but I have a peace about it and Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07518584633567475742noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5091565950722505491.post-35833352685366478272012-04-05T14:45:00.001-05:002012-04-05T14:45:05.954-05:00The Great Debate
I've been away from the blogoshphere for a while now. Partly, it was a forced break, partly, it was a decision that I made on my own. I use the term forced loosely. Because, in reality, it hasn't been forced. I've been debating not blogging versus blogging versus starting a new, private, blog that I only share with close friends and family.
I've stepped back from Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07518584633567475742noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5091565950722505491.post-74318082879481533302012-02-22T20:13:00.000-06:002012-02-22T20:13:00.543-06:00Frustated
I may or may not be doing the same thing as Jack in this picture... right now...
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07518584633567475742noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5091565950722505491.post-87211967015660747712012-01-22T15:48:00.000-06:002012-01-22T15:55:48.520-06:00If, Then
Remember those little things back in grade school... If A = B, and B = C, Then A = C? What were they called? I can't remember... Don't want to remember... I had totally forgotten about them until dinner the other night.
Emma and I were sitting at the table, eating dinner, when she reminded me. We were having a healthy, nutritious dinner of Little Caesar's Pizza, when she pointed toAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07518584633567475742noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5091565950722505491.post-22229078321059775092011-12-30T22:21:00.001-06:002011-12-30T22:21:38.673-06:00Dinner ExperimentI tried something new for dinner tonight. I tried quinoa. And, not only did I like it, Emma and Jack did as well. I cooked it using chicken broth, instead of water. And, I also sauteed vegetables to go along with it. It was a great meal!
I have to admit that I was surprised when Emma willingly tried it, and then liked it. And, the best part, is that it is Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07518584633567475742noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5091565950722505491.post-63793380222052471752011-12-25T12:01:00.001-06:002011-12-25T12:01:18.742-06:00Happy Birthday Jesus!Celebrate Jesus today, HIS birth, HIS life, death, and resurrection. Give thanks for all that HE has blessed you with.
Merry Christmas! Much love to you and yours!
JesAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07518584633567475742noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5091565950722505491.post-7697919752193657852011-12-18T15:14:00.000-06:002011-12-18T15:14:32.304-06:00Anyone else?
Is anyone else having trouble posting? I typed this great, long post and it wouldn't save or post. Now, it is lost and I am so frustrated! Ugh!
I
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07518584633567475742noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5091565950722505491.post-62503058613512263562011-12-14T13:34:00.000-06:002014-01-02T01:49:03.054-06:00Ph- Ph- Ph- Phases...
Well, it seems that everyone in my house is going through a phase... Jack has entered the separation anxiety phase. Majorly. I can't seem to even turn my back to him without a full-on melt down.
Emma went through this too, but Jack has taken it to a whole new level.
He goes from happy to shrill, blood-curdling screams in about half a second. And, he will not stopAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07518584633567475742noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5091565950722505491.post-73176721567525445222011-12-12T22:05:00.000-06:002011-12-12T22:05:25.263-06:00Bedtime Battles
Bedtime has become battle time at our house. I'm not even sure when or how it started, but it is a nightmare.
"My tummy hurts because it needs chocolate milk..." "I need to potty..." "My finger is sticky..." "I'm not (yawn) sleepy..." and my personal favorite: "I need um, ...um, ...ummm, well, I need something!" There are so many excuses, I can't even keep up!
Lately, it takes around an Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07518584633567475742noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5091565950722505491.post-79661890223562476052011-12-02T20:49:00.001-06:002011-12-03T14:31:26.575-06:00KindnessI was in Wal-Mart the other evening with both kids. I only needed one thing, but you know how it is in Wal-Mart... One thing always turns into at least ten.
Anyway, I was strolling along with Jack strapped on my chest in the Baby Bjorn and Emma in the buggy, making my way through the store. And, being the holiday season, Wal-Mart was a mad house. So, as I was strolling along, I was having a Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07518584633567475742noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5091565950722505491.post-88576294776905672272011-11-29T14:01:00.001-06:002011-11-29T14:03:26.528-06:00Cloth DiaperingI've had to resort to cloth diapers today. Not that I ran out of diapers or anything... But because my sweet baby's bottom is in a mess!
He is teething and the 'teething booty' has attacked! The poor little guy has the worst diaper rash ever. It started Sunday. He pooped and when he was wiped, his skin just rolled off. Seriously. His bottom was, and still is, raw and bleeding. And every time he Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07518584633567475742noreply@blogger.com3Marion Marion32.416287 -88.658042tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5091565950722505491.post-8061763058368352982011-11-29T08:30:00.000-06:002011-11-29T08:30:01.226-06:00Say What!
I was cooking breakfast the other morning and Emma came in the kitchen with her dress-up clothes on. This particular outfit is one that she had been wearing every day, so I decided to snap a few pictures of her.
She was being her usual self and turning her back to me while I had my camera. So, after countless attempts and pleading with her to 'Say Cheese,' I still Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07518584633567475742noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5091565950722505491.post-21912817189237494582011-11-28T09:00:00.000-06:002011-11-28T09:00:04.354-06:00Guess Who...
Guess who has two teeth!?!?! Jack's first tooth came in on November 1 and two days later, on the third, the second one came in! And, I have a feeling that there will be more in the near future. Gosh, my baby boy is growing up so fast! (Water works turning on now.)
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07518584633567475742noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5091565950722505491.post-2755521273407674572011-11-26T08:30:00.000-06:002011-11-26T08:30:01.255-06:00Brr-ing
Are you brr-ing where you are, yet? We aren't here for the most part. A few mornings and evenings have been down right chilly, but mid-day is still in the 70s.
Emma, however, acts as if we live in Antarctica... She isn't a bit dramatic, and I don't EVER use sarcasm.
I have to admit, though, it is pretty cute to hear her say, "Mama, I'm brr-ing! Are you?" &Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07518584633567475742noreply@blogger.com0