As a single mother, I rely on my boys to help out around the house a lot. Typically my boys are always ready to help out where ever they are needed. However, some things take me asking more than once: "Please take out the trash." "I need the lawn mowed." "Did someone feed the cats this morning?" Other things only need to be mentioned casually: "I need to put new brakes on the … [Read more...]
...is the name of Derek Webb's new album and single for his upcoming Apology Tour. #iwaswrong Skip to bottom to see his new music video- Disclosure: I was not paid to write this post, I've been a fan of Derek's (see how I dropped the Webb? very informal because we're friends... kinda... ok, it's completely one sided) since the mid 1990's when Caedmon's Call came out with their first album. I … [Read more...]
Truthfully, I HAD the funk, for the last two weeks... Actually, it might have been less of a 'Funk', and more of a 'Woe is me' combined with a 'What the heck happened'/'Can I get a re-deal?' Have you guys ever felt like that? Last week while waiting for my oldest to get out of a Boy Scout meeting, I sat in the car and wrote down some reflections, and I thought I would share some of those … [Read more...]
he's growing up... I have a special needs child. But I am normal, I swear. It's not something that I usually ever talk about. I'm not sure why- I don't identify myself as a special needs mom typically. Maybe it's because his disability is pretty "easy" right now and I don't feel the depth of it all, but in some ways that might be the best way to go through it. It's like getting in a … [Read more...]
