Momlettes

I experienced a perfect sunset for my soul. Friends reaching out and tapping my heart with their notes of love at the close of the day...priceless. Sign in to see full entry.

My husband will return from his annual fishing trip tomorrow. Unfortunately for him, the fishing wasn't so great this year. He is a huge catch and release fisherman and absolutely lives for this event and time with the men in his life. The poor man is surrounded by women and not the type of guy who... Sign in to see full entry.

Did you ever have a day where you come apart as quickly as a ball of yarn rolling down the steps? The bumps along the way are soft, yet in the end you are undone. Completely separate from your intact self, you must pull it all together. Yesterday was such a day. The residual effects of dreaming... Sign in to see full entry.

Days like these I had a dream of you last night that left me restless all day. You were drinking and saying you were clean. Then you pulled out a bottle for all to see and drank from it so easily. I was so frustrated thinking here we go again…then I woke up in my bed. Relieved and sad all over... Sign in to see full entry.

Starting Again When life delivers us an unexpected package we unwrap something we may have never wanted to land on our doorstep. It could be the end of a marriage, a cancer diagnosis, the loss of a job, or even the death of a loved one. We find ourselves in a time warps of sorts. Life slows to a... Sign in to see full entry.

I never look at this day as the same routine. It feels new each year. This time with the girls each in such a transition phase in their lives it somehow feels even fresher than before. Like millions of families across the country we are in our first week of school, today was our first day. It was... Sign in to see full entry.

Fabulously Female My hat is off to men, especially the one I call my own. I have had an incredible 24 hours experiencing all of the emotions that make me a being of the female species. It’s left me in awe of all who choose to take up residence beside us in this journey we call life. Let me explain…... Sign in to see full entry.

Roots and Wings I can feel the love and the pain in the whispers of the faint August breeze. My heart aches for the many families packing up their loved ones and sending them onto their next phase of life. Moms, Dads. brothers, sisters and friends all have heavy hearts and teary eyes theses days.... Sign in to see full entry.

As I woke this morning and walked into my daughters rooms to wake them, two were in one room, that is expected in the summer. They love sleepovers even among themselves. Then I searched for my youngest daughter. She wasn't in her own room, she wasn't in her sister’s room, and she hadn't slipped past... Sign in to see full entry.

Tears shed through pride is one of the deepest emotions I think our soul emits. It’s a place so untapped because so many of us just don’t realize our potential. W hen potential gets used, fostered and pulled into the light of our lives, it makes sense that tears would be shed. It’s a cleansing,... Sign in to see full entry.