solitude

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=mH2NCy8GWd4] Poem by Ruth Bell Graham Video by Calnin Media Inc. pretty young pregnant woman with her husband and son – dear friends: Laura, Dar & Hudson Short

I’ve been anticipating our vacation for what seems like all summer now and it’s finally here! Tomorrow we’re flying out to the sandy shores of Lake Michigan. I experienced Lake Michigan for the first time shortly after Jeremiah and I were married as he’s from there. I fell in love …

I don’t feel like the word “rest” has been in my vocabulary for a long time since our precious little girl entered the world four months ago. Rest has been really hard to come by having a newborn and a toddler, but this week I have finally found some. On Saturday, we …

I go through weeks where I’m inspired to write and weeks where I just write regardless if I’m inspired or not. The latter is definitely the hardest and not what I prefer, but it’s reality. For a while now, I have forgotten about the things in my life that help …

I come from a line of “doers” so when the nurse told me today that I need to stay off my feet, I thought it would be impossible- especially with a toddler. For the past few days, I’ve had really strong and firm braxton hicks contractions when I stand up, …

Before we left on Friday for a Labor Day weekend getaway, the one thing I needed more than anything else was rest and solitude time away from the busyness and baseline stress that comes with living in a big city… and that comes from life in general. As we drove …