Shoutin’ from the Rooftop

As you know, I have kept my ramblings honest. Many times it even takes me some time to put my thoughts in to actual words. The thoughts were just whisperings inside my head and my heart. I haven’t kept my struggles secret. It hasn’t been an easy road. Some of the struggles I brought on [...]

We are home from one of the best vacations ever. We visisted paradise. This is a view of Trunk Bay on St Johns. This beach is part of a national park and it is amazing. I am not sure I have ever been to a place as beautiful as this. Crazy thing is this picture [...]

A little history for you to fully understand the story. I don’t feel like an adult. I feel like I have never grown up and am still somewhere between childhood and adulthood. I still do not feel like I am old enough to be a mom or a homeowner. Just telling you like it is. [...]

We have really been enjoying being a part of the CSA Farm that we joined earlier in the year. Every Wednesday the girls and I enjoy going to pick up our share of the harvest. It is always an adventure to see what we are going to get. I have been proud of the girls [...]

So sorry that I have been MIA. A week ago Sunday, my computer crashed. I got the BLUE SCREEN OF DEATH as Chris refers to it. Ugh. We don’t own a desktop anymore. Just my laptop. So when my beloved laptop crashed, I was in trouble. Ugh. We are now on day nine without my [...]

Have you ever been struggling with your journey not because you aren’t motivated but because you are not seeing the results? Maybe there are changes going on but you just can’t see them. We are almost always our own worst critic. For me the weight loss has been slow but thankfully the doctor figured out [...]

Sydney’s comment on Friday did motivate me.  Her encouragement to do my best was just the push that I needed. Friday I pushed out three mile run. It felt so good. After the past few days of moving furniture and boxes, it was nice to stretch my legs. Saturday was so crammed full. Sydney had [...]

This is the type of conversation that makes my heart smile. This morning my oldest daughter, Sydney, and I were cuddling after she got up for school. As we were cuddling, she made a very interesting statement. “Momma, I want you to run a marathon this summer.” “What?????” “It doesn’t matter if you skip days, [...]