Dear kids of the world, the majority of us are working our tails off to make sure life is not like this ever again. You may need to help us since it'll be a long fight, but together, we can do it.

The homestead, being surrounded on two sides by forest, provides a fairly steady supply of odd downfall wood that I gather up from time to time and put in my storage shed. As the weather eases into fall, around here one’s thoughts of fire brings me excitement. *steeples her fingers* "Let it come!"

Some times, a little perspective is all you need.

Age brings, experience , that maybe you have learnt from..

Or maybe not..

Self-forgiveness is the key to living an extraordinary life. By making the conscious choice to forgive ourselves for our mistakes and shortcomings, we liberate ourselves from the bonds of our past and open the door to a new future. When we forgive ourselves, we feel worthy and deserving of receiving everything life has to offer.

"Out of the night that covers me,
Black as the pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul."
-William Henley

Life as a working mom is becoming very busy. I have been doing so much overtime at work. I get a small break to do job 2, then go back to job 1 and work some more. Donovan is going through a weird phase, where he is always mad at me. It is rough at times. He doesn't listen, and throw lots of fits cause I don't move fast enough or say we got to wait ( Read more... )

1. The midnight caller. Parents should be warned against bringing any kind of cellular device into bed with them or within a toddler’s reach. Unless, of course, you don’t mind being bludgeoned in the head with your cell phone before dawn ( Read more... )

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I’ve struggled a lot with feeling damaged, broken, and screwed up because of what the ex did to me a couple years ago and how I trusted him implicitly with my everything, how I was blindsided, how he ripped away so many things from me. I’m left alone with my thoughts quite often, and I analyze it a lot. While I pin blame on him, undoubtedly, I ( Read more... )

i love my children, and I love myself. Life has its struggles and I carry on. Each trial is just a challenge to make me stronger. Every decision one makes is hard when another s life is depending on you to make the right one. Many times I have felt like a failure, and failure scares me to death. I have recently learned failure is never really ( Read more... )