On the Cusp of 13. Big hair, sunshine, and bubblegum pink lips! Today, I travel back to being 13. Why? Because this Friday, my youngest baby...my only girl, will turn 13. I will officially become the mother of all teenagers. It feels like it is coming too fast. I'm sure it [...]
Category: Musings From An Active Mind
Time Travel Tuesday- Child of the 80’s
Child of the '80s. I love music. Love, love, love, music. My kids will tell you otherwise, but that's because I can't stand it playing from a phone speaker first thing in the morning. Ok, truth be told, I can't stand much of anything in the morning. We have satellite radio in [...]
Time Travel Tuesday
My DNA Testing Experience. Some of you have asked more about the historical quest I'm taking with my DNA testing and genealogy research. If your wondering what in the world I'm talking about, you can check out this post, where I got back my DNA results. Ancestry.com I took my DNA test through Ancestry.com (disclosure: this [...]
For My Mom
For my mom. Thoughts from my mother on her birthday! She smiled the day we met. Little hand placed in hers. Passing of time marked in years. She has laughed with me at the silliest things. She has wiped away my tears of heartache. And she has shared in my times of joy and in [...]
Turning my eyes to the hills
Turning my eyes to the hills. It's confession time! I've been in and out of the blogosphere and in and out of social media. I'm trying to keep up because I genuinely care what everyone has to say and share. My mind has been overwhelmed with processing stuff going on in my life. I [...]
Reflections On The Day Before My Birthday
The Day Before My Birthday If the title didn't give it away, tomorrow is my birthday. Birthdays always seem a time to ponder and reflect about how far I've come and where I'm heading. What do I want to accomplish? Am I being true to who I'm called to be? September 11th is a [...]
Handwriting
I want to thank Nicky from The Shimmer Within Her for inviting me to participate in this challenge. Answering the questions in my handwriting. I have been going from sick kid to sick kid so this was a welcome change. 🙂 So without further ado, here are my responses: My name: Amy My blog: Bedlam [...]
Thursday Doors – Keys to the Past
Keys to the Past. It's been a crazy week. Big surprise in the life of a mom. I'm still trying to catch up to daily life. That's why this week my Thursday Door is on a Friday (to be fair Norm 2.0's challenge is open until Saturday at noon. You can pop over and click [...]
The Second Blessing
The Second Blessing. Making the decision to have a child-it is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body. - Elizabeth Stone This morning I saw this quote posted on a friends' Facebook page. I felt its truth in a hundred different ways. Today it struck me [...]
Thursday Doors-Roanoke Times
Roanoke Times. It's already Thursday!! Me (one minute): doing a happy dance because I leave for vacation at the beach on Saturday. Me (the next minute): oh wait (stopping mid-dance)! I have a lot to do before I can leave! Thursday Doors is hosted by Norm 2.0, you can head over and check out some [...]