justlivinglikethis

Broken — We don’t do New Years Resolutions in our house, but we do participate in what I call a “restructuring”. We take a moment to think about the year behind and the year ahead. What things do we need to be focusing on or adding or subtracting. What things should we […]

Fully Broken

12 Jan, 2015 in Uncategorized by justlivinglikethis

BWcowboyhatlake — It might predate many of you, but the show Green Acres from the 60’s had a uppity city woman married to a hoboken farmer. They had dual lives living from one to the other – the country to the city life. It also had an annoying theme song….but I digress. […]

My Two Selves

6 Jan, 2015 in Uncategorized by justlivinglikethis

crocus_flower_drops_snow_spring_awakening_20861_1024x768wallpaper — The dead of winter. The days are short, the sun doesn’t shine, the cold keeps us inside shivering and wishing we were a species that hibernated. Right? Eating all that food at Thanksgiving to stock up for the long winter’s nap and wake up in the Spring a skinny new […]

The Dead of Winter – A Happy New Year?

2 Jan, 2015 in Uncategorized by justlivinglikethis

The_Nativity_Story — As the annual tradition goes in our home, we snuggled up to watch “The Nativity” movie on Christmas Eve. As I sat there watching this year, I was overcome with Mary being the first warrior mommy, the grandmother to us all, showing us the way to parent and trust and […]

Mary – The Ultimate Warrior Mommy

27 Dec, 2014 in Uncategorized by justlivinglikethis

he-did-it-he-did-it-cat-and-dog — I am soooo good at blame. An expert in fact, ready to spray any and everyone in the vicinity with my shotgun pellets of rage, dissatisfaction, discouragement and hopelessness. I am an expert at lashing out. Oh, and especially over the holidays where emotions run hot and families are in […]

“He started it” – The art of lashing outI

26 Dec, 2014 in Uncategorized by justlivinglikethis

ice skating(1) — Really, I do suck at ice skating. I am barely able to keep upright on the two feet and legs I was given. Being graceful is not in my DNA for sure, so if you put wheels or slippery surfaces beneath me I am screwed. Earlier this year at a […]

I suck at ice skating

24 Dec, 2014 in Uncategorized by justlivinglikethis

DarkChristmasCard — So, I thought I was so organized, ordering my Christmas cards weeks ago so I can get them actually mailed ahead of time this year. Then, the cards arrived from a particular online vendor and they were way too dark. (as you can see) Cranky and disappointed, I began the […]

Mistake or Truthtelling?

15 Dec, 2014 in Uncategorized by justlivinglikethis

angel — My daugter was so excited that we got a free angel decoration with our new house. The previous owners had left this angel in the garage for us to find and use – I suppose. Now after unpacking her and setting her up and letting her live on our front […]

The “Broken” High Maintenance Angel

8 Dec, 2014 in Uncategorized by justlivinglikethis

Cartoon-panic-attack — Sometimes when I am being a particularly impatient mom with too much to do and too little time, I tell the kids that I need to see some action pronto, or my head is going to pop off my shoulders and spin around uncontrollably! This usually gets a giggle and […]

A Rebuttle Concerning Predator Lyme Doctors………Ahhhhhhhh!

2 Dec, 2014 in Uncategorized by justlivinglikethis

thanksgiving — I am thankful for family. I am thankful for a roof over my head. But can I say I am thankful for something that I dread? I am thankful for kind friends, A community of faith who sacrifice and break the mold. But can I say I am thankful for […]

I am so thankful.

28 Nov, 2014 in Uncategorized by justlivinglikethis