A Mom seeking her Path in the midst of Chaos and Beauty - Amy Lyon Smith How appropriate that this should be the post I had planned to write last week and today the daily prompt would be chaos. The original catalyst for the following thoughts is the Weekly Discover Challenge. The theme this past [...]
Tag: motherhood
A Mother’s Love
The sun shone brightly On our stroll along the well loved shore We laughed even though there were tears in our hearts My return home, to celebrate her- a life well lived Our rock and wisdom called to her eternal home Days spent recounting memories The dolphin's hello And the ashes flowing A welcoming embrace. [...]
Childhood Abandoned
As I look upon the remnants Of a childhood abandoned I remember the squeals of delight The urging to be pushed higher To have the toes touch the sky Remembering how you never wanted the ride to end I see the yellow earth movers Now covered in weeds That once scooped at the sands Where [...]
The fire that Almost was
I had a plan to talk about this at the beginning of the month. I was waiting to work through the process that this "almost" fire generated. Then I ended up needing to work through some other household stuff, stuff that I am still working through, stuff that will probably come up in later posts. [...]
A Little Brother
Since my baby brother's birthday is rapidly approaching, this week's throwback will be about the beginnings of siblinghood. My brother is four and 1/2 years younger (to the day) than me. While I have faint memories here and there prior to his birth, for the most part I have no memory of life without him. [...]
Raising Strength
Raising a daughter at times feels intimidating. We are rolling into that age (12 1/2) when everything you say or do is interpreted on their belief system. And that belief system seems to change daily. The clothes or hair that were fine yesterday may be the end of the world today. I can still remember [...]
Painting Day
When I was first told about the painting workshop, I really debated whether I wanted to go or not. I have no natural drawing ability and I had never been to any of those "paint and wine" things that are offered about town. This one intrigued me though because it was going to be painting [...]
Recounting the days
It seems so hard to believe. I just can't fathom how the time passed. One day I was calling into the hospital at 6:00 in the morning to see if I was going to be induced and the next I'm sitting here processing the fact that I have a sixteen-year-old. I can still remember that [...]
How Quickly A Day Can Derail You
I have the best of intentions when I roll out of bed in the morning. Today, I will be my best creative self. Granted, I am not a morning person so I don’t expect it to happen instantaneously. I like to get my kids sent on their way to school and my husband sent on [...]
Capturing the beauty that the eye beholds
I have always loved photography. I love that it captures a glimpse into a moment in time. It can evoke feelings, memories, and beauty that can take your breath away. I love taking photographs. I do not know composition, lighting, and all the wonderful, knowledgeable things that a true photographer learns and depicts in their [...]