Coming Clean

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While life has been joyful and growth filled, I’ve had a difficult time the past two years of my life. I’m going to just out with it. I hate where I live and I’m not talking about the house. It has been by far the most difficult duty station—ever. I’ve made the best, but I’m [...]

2011: A Year in Review

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There is something that I love about new beginnings. As we reach the end of the old year 2011 and get ready to welcome 2012 I have been doing a lot of reflecting over my life. 2011 has been a very good year, but also a year filled with intensity and trials. There has been [...]

My Journey to Healing

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It was a hard, long month for me, but I’m getting better every day. I’m over the shingles, bladder infection, food poisoning, and kidney stones.  I’m also still carrying the baby- yay!  He is hanging in there.  I’m ten weeks tomorrow. We’re so excited about baby #9. I saw my Naturopathic Doctor again today.  With [...]

My Health is Back Sliding and My Plan

Lifelong Vitality

I’m so thankful for help when I need it. I had a visit with my new naturopathic doctor. The last one I went to stopped me completely on all products for my health when I got pregnant with Braedon- baby number eight. I was so glad to find Cynthia my new naturopath. She is a [...]

Is Struggling Human?

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I’ve been in a kind of a funk this year. I’ve endured a lot of illness with the kids and 2 months of a breast infection for myself. We’ve had visitors, family houseguests, 2 vacations, lots of changes, and through it all, I’ve really tried to be positive. I love life, especially mine. I love [...]

In My Home: The Beauty of Life Through My Eyes

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Sun-up My entire family has been passing around the stomach flu, so my job has been pretty big: helping littles feel better and cleaning carpets. Currently browsing this Home & Garden book: Where Women Create Magazine

In My Home: end of June 2011

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I created my own homemaking meme so that I would write more regularly with just small prompts to keep me going. I’m assuming, my lovely readers, that you have an interest in what I do in my every day life. I mostly assume that because I’m nosy about how others live their lives too, especially [...]

Summer’s Blowing In…

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…and I’m working hard with our family and also enjoying summer in all its warm, splendid glory. { The picture is my Meredith age 6 } “Each moment of the year has its own beauty.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson But, I happen to love summer the best! Summer for us means homemade ice cream, watermelon, [...]

Writing is Like Visiting with Your Girlfriend

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I’ve had some writer’s block of sorts and I recently realized why. I have been changing my life so much in the last six months for the good. I’ve identified so many old negative patterns and personality traits that all of a sudden I didn’t know what to write about anymore. Many times I would [...]

Woman with a Plan

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{ image via Flickr’s We Heart It } What is a woman to do when she is spending 24 hours a day in a tiny hospital room with a sick baby? Well, when he isn’t be snuggled and played with and while his sweet, red head is sound asleep in my lap I was planning [...]