I am a mother A mother who never wants or desires a moment away from my children. I don’t need “me time” or space to myself My kids are parts of me, without them, I am not whole. I am a mother That instinct is strong within me I will mother anything and everything FromContinue reading “I am… Me.”
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Here comes Santa
I may not believe in Santa anymore Or the naughty and nice list I may not believe in the North Pole’s cheerful elves Or 9 flying reindeer But I think I still believe in magic. While I know Santa isn’t real because my stocking has stayed empty for a decade, I still believe in theContinue reading “Here comes Santa”
Manifesting a dream
I’ll be sitting, Cozy on the couch Wrapped in a blanket sipping Hot tea rests in my hands without a shadow of doubt This is where I’m meant to be. The walls of a beautiful home Open arms for love to roam Unafraid to crawl in bed to go to sleep I can lay soundlyContinue reading “Manifesting a dream”
Letter to Santa from mum
A Letter To Santa From mom Dear Santa, I’ve been a good mom all year. I’ve fed, cleaned and cuddled my two children on demand, visited the doctor’s … Letter to Santa from mum I loved this post so much and I just had to jump in and write this. I was thoroughly inspired, thankContinue reading “Letter to Santa from mum”
Happy Thanksgiving
I stand here in my kitchen today slowly but surely getting Thanksgiving food prepared. The turkey is in the oven smothered and stuffed with butter and herbs, and the rolls are sitting out rising, awaiting their turn to be baked. Next comes the pie, I can’t wait for that. Pumpkin pie has always been myContinue reading “Happy Thanksgiving”
Just a chat
In all honesty, I had a whole post written yesterday that I didn’t finish. This morning I read back the first few sentences and I scratched the whole thing. Now here we are. I’ve had too much on my mind, and I’ve put a lot on my plate, which doesn’t exactly help the mental loadContinue reading “Just a chat”
Judging a book by its cover
Seeing people online or on tv, it’s like looking at a house. The outside can sometimes be this gorgeous home, and maybe on the inside it is too. Hell, maybe even the foundations are sturdy and it really is just as great on the outside as it is on the inside. But maybe this gorgeousContinue reading “Judging a book by its cover”
This weather…
Welcome to my small hometown in eastern Oregon where you never know if the day will be t-shirt and sandals kind of day or a coat and snow boots one. We went from this… To this… To THIS!… And back to this today… The flakes of snow as I write this, are the size ofContinue reading “This weather…”
Free-range Parenting?
So the other day I was told that I had a more “free ranging parenting style”. Well for a minute I did feel a bit offended to be honest with you. I’d heard of such parenting and I didn’t agree or like it; no bed times, no being careful, not much parental supervision, if any,Continue reading “Free-range Parenting?”
Today is my birthday and I want to share with you!
February 21st is the day, and it’s my birthday, I happen to share this birthday with my grandpa, and also Steve Irwin! I may have just found that information out today but it doesn’t make it any less awesome! So since today is my birthday, I wanted to share some things in my life thatContinue reading “Today is my birthday and I want to share with you!”
Ink & Embers 