Prayers

All intent on writing yet another apology for being gone and wanting to catch up. I only have to say now that I am praying for my friend. She is hero to so many more than she knows and my heart aches for her. I read her blog today and three days ago, she had a difficult day. I only wish that if you know words of prayer, that you lift her up. Just know that she and her girls need God close right now.

Back in the Swing. . . well sorta

I have been absent for a while and I haven't much to say at this time either, or at least not the time. Life has been very interesting lately and I am feeling truly blessed despite all of its uncertainty. I have added a couple new bloggers, if you are wise you will check them out as well. Jessica, the photographer that did wonders with my family's four generations of women, is one of them. She is amazing. I can not say enough about what she has done for me and my family and what she will continue to mean to us as I continue on this journey through life. I will be posting some of the pictures from our session here soon. Until then, be encouraged in all that you do and be blessed of course

Spring is Coming

Though, like any real person, I dread the thought of losing a very precious hour to the "spring forward" b.s. that marks our manipulation of time; I can't help but be excited about spring and summer looming in the near future.
The weather is showing itself here in V.A. The winds are up, the sun is bright, the air has that wonderfully clean smell (you know, before it gets polluted with pollen), I love it. It almost makes you want to keep the windows open even in the cold. Of course, the nights faithfully remind me that it is indeed still winter and not quite time to break out my vintage ebay finds and strappy sandals. C'est la vie.
I have spent so much time online looking at the fall fashion week RTW lines that I have forgotten that there were such beautiful ideas and colors and shapes for the spring. I don't have the money to support my love of it all, but I do enjoy interpreting the styles while staying within my budget. Happy Spring.

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How goes it, world. I have been missing from blogger for a while. Well not really (I still check out the Sartorialist's blog every few days, love him). I also received an encouraging comment from another blogger and decided to jot something down. I feel like I have been in the mix of so much. There are the primaries and of course fashion weeks all over the world, I am a little addicted to Ebay (vintage finds from 2tryhard are fabulous), and I am still busy being a mom, and oh yeah, there's work.

Lately, I have been assessing my place in life. I am happy and, at times, proud of the things I've been blessed to do; but at other times, I just long for more. I may be going through an early mid-life crisis. What do you think? I watched the debates last night and one of the things that I thought about was each speakers' drive to do great things. Greater things for and in the world around them. Those types of thoughts always leave me longing for something more. I am not sure what the something more is, but I have got to explore it. How about you?

Greetings and Introductions

Wow, now that I have all of this power, I haven't a clue what to do with it. I came to Blogger by way of another blog that I love and I decided it may not be such a bad idea to start and maintain one of these creatures myself. I say creature, because I am figuring that I will have about as much to do with it's growth and direction as I do with my daughter. Sure, I provide the basics but she has a personaility and interests all her own. (At times, much to my dismay).

I have viewed many blogs with such harmonious focus and direction and though I do not scoff at them, I do realize that I couldn't begin to pare down all of the things that I claim to have an opinion on into one subject. I love so many things that this life has to offer. Of course there are passions too. I love art and theater, and providing the best life for my daughter as a single mom. I believe in natural living to a degree and I have a blind faith in the power of the body in birth, in parenting and in survival. I love travel and the world beyond our borders and the differences that make it fascinating.

I don't pretend that I am more interesting than anyone, or that you have any desire to read anything I wish to write, but what I do know is that I will, from here, share my thoughts, my story, my opinion, my beliefs and my dreams and without worry of who may or may not read them. Because as much as we all like to speculate about whether or not a sound was made by the tree that fell in the forest where there was no one to hear; I doubt that that fact ever mattered much to the force that made the tree fall in the first place.