I like to exercise. I want to be healthy. I had a wake up call…..it was called turning 40. My oldest daughter is Autistic and has started growing at a rapid rate. She is 10. She’s now taller than me. So I need to be in decent shape if I expect to care for her…
Month: October 2013
Post-it Note #23: My Interrupted Life
SPOILER ALERT: At the end of this post I’m going to tell you about a very good cause that is important to me and ask that you consider making a donation. I won’t know if you donate or not, but if it offends you that I ask then you’ll know when to stop reading before…
Post-it Note #22: Mean Girls
I was recently taking my daughter and her best friend to Girl Scouts when they started talking about another girl at school. A mean girl. She’s a mouthy one. As mean girls usually are. She’s a tiny little thing not as big as a minute but has an attitude and a mouth the size of…
Post-it Note #21: Destructive Criticism
I’ve been trying to write this post for a couple of days now. I started it Wednesday morning and here it is late on Thursday night and I’m still working on it. Maybe it will be done by Friday morning. Maybe. Sometimes it’s hard to say what really needs to be said. The words get…
Post-it Note #20: The Lake Trail
This weekend my fam and I traveled to the beautiful area of Black Mountain, NC. It’s gorgeous there and our time was wonderful. Being there is a bunch of us and our oldest daughter is Autistic, we have to really think through family fun. We don’t do movie theaters as a whole family and we…
Post-it Note #19: The Bucket List
Tomorrow I turn 43. I’ve been in mid-life for a few years now. I survived the 4-0 without a lot of turmoil. And I’m trying to make this my best decade yet. But Mid-life has a way of sneaking up on you and making you take a hard look at things. You’re old enough to…
Post-it Note #18: All Tangled Up
I have a 5-year-old daughter that is the sweetest of the sweet. She has the most sensitive little heart. When we rescued a dog from the pound she cried for 2 days because Lucas didn’t know where his Mommy and Daddy were. When the baby bird fell out of the tree and the dogs killed…
Post-it Note #17: The Problem with Self-Control
Sunday morning I had the kids ready for church and started trying to get myself dressed. I grabbed a skirt and put it on. Hmmm. Funny. This skirt feels a little snug. Oh well, I’ll just wear these pants over here. Hmmm, those feel really snug. How did that happen? So I grab the bigger…
Lord of the Mess…Post-it Note #16
We live in the parsonage beside the church that Hubby pastors. It’s a good size house with lots of space. But it’s filled with lots of people. We take up every inch and spill over sometimes. 5 kids, the dogs, bunny rabbits, explosions of toys and laundry. Good luck finding a place to sit. A…
Post-it Note #15: The Road to Disney is Paved with Lemonade and Dreams
Our family is planning our first full family adventure to Disney later this year. The 5 kids understand that this trip to Disney IS Christmas and summer vacation all rolled into one. But our oldest is young enough to still enjoy and our youngest is old enough so this is the year. I have very…
Post-it Note #14: Body Pump!
I’ve been taking a class at the gym called Body Pump. I have a love-hate relationship with it. It’s a weight lifting class that last for an excruciating hour. Sometimes life gets busier than normal and I can’t make it to class. Recently I went back to class after several weeks away. Two days later…
Post-it Note #13: What’s Really Important?
Sunday mornings are kind of tough around here. It’s hectic. This past weekend was no different. There were the clothes to iron and the 5 kids to feed and get dressed. Squabbles to break up and constant reminding that it’s time to brush their teeth. Looking for shoes for daughter #3 for the umpteeth time….
Grace in the Real World - by Connie Post 