Wordless Wednesday: 5-year-old & I

This is a little preview of my blog post coming later this week where Bug, Bear and I visit a fine art museum...   … [Read more...]

Muscular Dystrophy Association {a Call to Action}

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Hi Readers! From time to time I have the privilege to spotlight worthy non-profits and fund raisers for good causes. I feel that part of my job as a blogger is to bring awareness ways that you can help others. What is fun about today is that my guest poster is also my COUSIN- Andy Nelson. :)  The thing about Andy that I've always loved is that he's involved. He cares. From the time I was in … [Read more...]

Real Love Series: Gracie’s Story, Part 3

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If you haven’t read the Introduction to this series, I highly recommend that you do, as well as Part 1 and Part 2. We are sharing Real Love stories. Stories that have hurt, pain but maturity and ultimately, joy. In a culture that is so fast paced, self-focused and all about the falling in love part of our story with no concept of afterwords, we here at the Busy Nothings are striving to … [Read more...]

the ::real:: life

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Love. As I sit across the room from Ben, the silence hangs in the air heavy like a cloud. I think of the fact I am posting a Real Love series on my blog and how at this moment I want to hit him and I hate the hypocrisy I feel. He said something that cut to my core and I hated him for it, I hated the truth in what he said to me. The boys are running around in circles, laughing, singing and … [Read more...]