I've been writing this particular blog in my head for awhile. Your Head? you say incredulously, to which I reply back, Yes, all my best writing is in my head and just the scraps make it to this blog so if you like my blog you should see my head!I've been thinking about thankfulness and grace for awhile and several things have struck me. One is, how different would I live if I truly grasped the … [Read more...]
Our "Press Release" so to speak
November 14, 2008 by · 2 Comments
Since I've already blogged a little about all the things that are going on with Summit- by "little" I mean verbally vomited up everything that I am feeling regarding this- I feel it only fair to give you a sense of closure regarding this. Well, somewhat of a closure, more of a sense of beginning. We have a confirmed diagnosis, the lab called yesterday to tell me. Instead of 2-3 weeks, they had it … [Read more...]
99 balloons
October 28, 2008 by · 2 Comments
I got an e-mail today about this video being on Operah, I was at work so I wasn't able to see it, but I found it on a friends website and wanted to stop and share it. Last winter and early spring were a really difficult time for Ben and I. We thought everything was fine with our baby and even though his eyes crossed a little and he sometimes seemed behind, people would just say "he'll catch up!" … [Read more...]
small circles
October 21, 2008 by · 1 Comment
Sometimes I think life is a series of small circles or bubbles that overlap and bleed into each other until we think we're seeing a big picture. To clarify on my example, it's like we are only as happy as our small circles around us are; one circle representing our family, one representing our spouse's family, one circle for every friend. If all our circles are good, we are good. If all our … [Read more...]