Posts Tagged with "motherhood"

FOCUS – the question words

Saturday, August 13, 2011

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Finding Opportunities for Concentration to Understand Something -Jess @ Just aBlink I don’t often have time to think. Sounds dumb, but it’s true. Spending time in a good ‘think’ to remember where I’ve been and where I am going is a wonderful blessing. Much of my attention while raising little ones is focused on the who, [...]

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Light – a poem and photo

Friday, July 22, 2011

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When the house is still, Morning light greets my kitchen window sill. It passes by the cupboard door, Pressing a glare onto the floor. Coffee brews with a whooshing-tink, While I posture my thoughts at the sink. When the house is alive, I work hard  just to survive. Endless clean socks to fold, Four children [...]

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Claire Joy

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

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Born the eldest of the my twins, she is my third child. Born 5 lbs. 12 oz. at 36 weeks via c-section. She spent 8 days in the Natal Intensive Care Unit after birth. She was healthy but too early, so she needed a little help eating and staying warm. We couldn’t have visitors for [...]

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Remembering What Matters Most

Sunday, July 10, 2011

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As 2011 rang in, I made my One Word Resolution to Remember. The Big Blur just hit me and it hit hard. Twin Parenting literature claims up to the first 2 years with multiples can be labeled The Big Blur. I am feeling teary-eyed over every hurdle in my day. It’s like I went to [...]

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I Found the Reason for the Season

Monday, December 20, 2010

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Molly as Mary and Ryan as Joseph (Molly calls him Joephus) The day started like any other day. Little did I know about the challenges that lay ahead. A blur of breakfast dishes, playing, arguing, and Holiday crafts, led quickly into afternoon. A dinner guest was to be expected in a few hours. I busied [...]

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These Are The Days of My Life

Thursday, April 15, 2010

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{The following post was inspired by Sarah’s post from the blog Clover Lane.} My days might look like this: Clean clothes to fold (3 full loads per day) Kids to direct (too many “get off your sister” and/or “stop yelling” directions to count) Dishes to wash (2 dishwasher loads per day) Outdoor toy sprawl (one [...]

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Claire and Leah

Thursday, February 25, 2010

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4 months Age Snapshot: Claire likes to giggle at Daddy’s “So Big” game, suck her thumb and twirl her hair. Leah likes to watch the ceiling fan, snuggle with her taggie and suck her whole hand. I love to stare into all those big eyes and smooch all those big cheeks! I am so blessed. [...]

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Like A Merchant Ship

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

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{Hi, I’m back. I took an unexpected blogging break. Recovering from a 103 F fever will do that to a person.  I added new pages to my navigation bar during my week off. Check them out, Meet Jess and Welcome to Just a Blink.} Onto the task before me…try to learn about the wisdom found [...]

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Soaking in the Baby Goodness

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

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Oh so Little! I steal every minute I can to be immersed in newborn heaven. No sass. No crumbs. No toys. Just baby goodness.

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The Last Day of My Twenties

Friday, June 5, 2009

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I’ll be 30 this weekend photo credit My Birthday I’d love to have some powerful words to express about the last 30 years or the next 30 years. But really, right now I’m trying to get my almost 2 year old out of her Dad’s night stand (which stores all sorts of man treasures like [...]

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