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Links I Love - I'm Still Me ~ Only Stronger
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I'm Still Me Only Stronger. After my divorce, I discovered that I didn’t know myself very well. I had spent so many years as “his wife” and trying to please him that I didn’t even know what kind of movies that I liked. My world was surrounded by people who knew me as a couple. I felt lost. You can google yourself? I hope to do that for others, but until I develop the knack, here are links to some blogs that I follow for my daily dose of hope and happiness. The Big Mama Blog. 3 kids, 2 cats, 1 divorce.
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kimmers for life: Summer Bucket List
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I think I'm in the midst of a quarter life crisis. Curiously enough I'm also the happiest I've ever been. Laquo; Wedding Bells and Summer Goals. June 23, 2011. Today Im participating in Mama Kats. 0160; weekly writing prompts. Today Ive created a bucket list of 50 things I want to do this summer. Coming up with 50 things just about killed me, and halfway through I started to wonder why the hell I didnt pick a different writing prompt! Get way more active on Good Reads. Read 5 Stephen King novels. Thi...
nakedgirlinadress.com
5 Advantages of Being Single
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About the Blog Name. Naked Girl in a Dress. Rediscovering Life at 40 (something). 5 Advantages of Being Single. April 25, 2012. The conversation went something like this:. 8220;Are you still seeing the same guy from the winter? 8220;I am. It’s going really well with him.”. 8220;I don’t know how you do it. Being single, I mean. The dating process these days and so many losers out there. I wouldn’t want to be single.”. 8220;Well, um, it’s been okay for me. I am really happy.”. Doing It must be. He would be...
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The Gift of Forgiveness
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About the Blog Name. Naked Girl in a Dress. Rediscovering Life at 40 (something). The Gift of Forgiveness. May 11, 2011. Mistakes are always forgivable, if one has the courage to admit them. Ne day last year my soon-to-be ex asked me out to lunch. What I realized when we met was that I was invited because he wanted to make amends for what he had done to our marriage. To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you. Lewis B. Smedes. We limped at first. We fought. I am so gratef...
afewsprinklesshort.blogspot.com
A Few Sprinkles Short of a Sundae: Fake Kids: Real Moms
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Sharing The Message That Life Is Hard, Motherhood Is Harder, and That Jesus Loves Us All Anyway. Allison's Testimony: Trust Me. Posts You Don't Want to Miss. My Tribe and Links I Love. Sunday, June 27, 2010. Fake Kids: Real Moms. Orwhat not to say to an adoptive mother. While showing off picture of my children the other day, a person who knew we had one biological child and one adoptive child asked, "Which one is your real child? As opposed to a fake one, you mean? The questions get worse when you adopt ...
staceysmotheringmoments.com
Guest post | Stacey's Mothering Moments
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Mama Kat’s writing workshop. Stacey's Mothering Moments. Surviving motherhood one child at a time. July 31, 2014. Miss L: Mom, can I have an I-C-Y P-O-P? The spelling was necessary as the ultimate connoisseur of icy pops was seated on my lap. Me: Sure, just don’t let you-know-who see you. He already had one. Or twenty. I have only bought one box all summer because I hate the amount of sugar and other crap in those things and the one box can’t run out soon enough. Little Man: Mama, I want an I-M-P! For so...
thejammiegirl.com
Falling-Apart Beef Roast for Busy Days | The Jammie Girl
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A Frugal Cooking Ebook Everyone Needs. About The Jammie Girl. Falling-Apart Beef Roast for Busy Days. February 24, 2011. If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. This is a recipe I found on Food.com, and I knew I had to try it when I saw it had almost 150 reviews and was rated at five stars! 3 1/2 – 5 pound beef roast (whatever’s on sale this week). 2 small jars or one large jar of beef gravy. 1 can sliced mushrooms (small or large can depending on your preference). Visiting from Mam...
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Gene’s Spa Vacation… | Grammy JJ's Ponderings
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Grammy JJ's Ponderings. You Never Know Where This Is Going To End Up. Gene’s Spa Vacation…. So, let’s just call it like it is – Gene was on a Fancy, Schmancy Spa vacation! You’ve already read how Gene came to be there, and if you haven’t you need to or this little story won’t be as meaningful. So, here’s the backstory, as they say http:/ wp.me/p1JaVK-4u. As you can imagine, Momma and Daddy call Gene in the Bone Booth every day to check up on him (they also speak with those. 8211; just sayin! Just read yo...
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~ * ~ Of Pandas and Pirates ~ * ~: Discussions of Quinne
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Of Pandas and Pirates *. Monday, July 25, 2011. The other day I was teaching Miranda about her full name and explaining to her why her middle name is Quinne. Now, she's been told about Quinne before but I believe this was the first time she really wanted to (or even could) understand what happened to her. She starting asking a whole bunch of questions about her sister. Where is she? How old is she? Why isn't she here? What happened to her? And then something happened. Miranda started to cry. We just lost...
shinethislight.com
Nothing Left But Everything : A Recovering From Stillbirth Story
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Embracing the joy in the everyday. Baby Loss: Grief Resources. Nothing Left but Everything : A Recovering from Stillbirth Story. March 23, 2011. Middot; 61 Comments. Early morning, on March 24, 2004, I asked God to take me. I had had enough. I was lying in a Boston hospital bed. My exhausted husband sat in a chair by my side, finally catching a few moments of sleep after a long and emotionally crippling night. The twist that night took cut me to the core. I’m so sorry,. My heart was so shattered I couldn...
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