My Journaling: I'm going to be very vulnerable today and share a particular hard time in my life, a definite time of struggle. I've talked about this with others, but I don't believe that I have ever written it down, so maybe its time. This memory is definitely a time when I didn't know if I would make it through, but I did and I'm still here and I'm so grateful that I am. The teen years are tough for everyone. It's a time where you are trying to figure out who you are and what you want out of life. Unfortunately, when you mix that with everyone else's emotions and feelings, it becomes a mess. When I was in seventh and eighth grades, I experienced an extreme amount of bullying and torment from my classmates. It was everyday and as I didn't grow up with great communication in my ... [Read More]
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Wednesday SayingZ | Capture Memory
{ This week's quote } A photograph captures a memory in the raw. - Carrie Late - I am a collector of quotes/sayings/titles and I am excited to share them with you each Wednesday. I hope they will inspire you and make your day a little better! I am also creating pieces of wordart with these quotes and will be offering them to you as a freebie! Feel free to use them in your scrapbooks or just print them out for wall decor! ... [Read More]
2012 | Weekend with Mallory
The last week in April, I got a call from my brother. He had decided to take his wife on a fun little train trip for their anniversary, but they needed someone to take care of little Mallory. Of course, I was delighted to do it for them. A few days later, Cody and Becki and Mallory spent the night at our house and then in the wee hours the next morning, they left on their adventure. Having a 2-year-old around the house was an adventure as well, but one that I enjoyed so much. It made me miss having a toddler pretty bad. I enjoyed getting to know Mallory more and we had a great time. After getting the kids off to school Friday morning, Mallory and I had the house to ourselves. We watched a bit of tv, ate some breakfast, and ran some errands. And of course we had to hit the park for ... [Read More]
Wednesday SayingZ | Death & Love
{ This week's quote } Death leaves a heartache no one can heal, love leaves a memory no one can steal. - from a headstone in Ireland - I am a collector of quotes/sayings/titles and I am excited to share them with you each Wednesday. I hope they will inspire you and make your day a little better! I am also creating pieces of wordart with these quotes and will be offering them to you as a freebie! Feel free to use them in your scrapbooks or just print them out for wall decor! ... [Read More]
Family History TuesdayZ | First Memory
Journal Prompt: Describe the first memory that you can think of and share it with as much detail as you can. Each Tuesday, I am going to be offering prompts or ideas. If you don't write in your journal regularly - I am going to encourage you to write just ONCE A WEEK and answer the question/idea that I give on Tuesdays. These ideas hopefully will spark a memory and you will be able to capture that in what you write/record so that it can be left for your children/grandchildren/family/friends. Give as much detail as you can when answering. Will you do this for me? Will you do this for your families? You can write it down in a journal, you can type it up on a computer or journaling software, you can take a recorder and talk, you can videotape your answers, you can even scrap a ... [Read More]
Family History TuesdayZ | Memory
Journal Prompt: Pick a memory - any story at all and share it in detail. Each Tuesday, I am going to be offering prompts or ideas. If you don't write in your journal regularly - I am going to encourage you to write just ONCE A WEEK and answer the question/idea that I give on Tuesdays. These ideas hopefully will spark a memory and you will be able to capture that in what you write/record so that it can be left for your children/grandchildren/family/friends. Give as much detail as you can when answering. Will you do this for me? Will you do this for your families? You can write it down in a journal, you can type it up on a computer or journaling software, you can take a recorder and talk, you can videotape your answers, you can even scrap a page with the journaling. It doesn't ... [Read More]
Project 365 | Week 5
Monday, January 26, 2009 Today was JJ's 7th Birthday. I can't believe how fast time has gone. JJ was so excited for today. JJ's favorite color is yellow, so we made a yellow cake with some chocolate frosting with some great sprinkles and added his favorite spiderman action figures. One of the things that JJ is really good at is matching games and he loves them. So we finally got him MEMORY and a fun little stuffed puppy (he's been wanting a dog) - it's an e-pet, so we are going to get him set up online so he can play the fun games that they have that go with the puppy. We had pizza for dinner since that is one of JJ's favorite meals. It's so wonderful to see JJ so happy - his smile goes from ear to ear. Beth was completely jealous of all the attention JJ got today, but I'm glad we were ... [Read More]
