Tag Archives: gratitude

Hitting the Books

Posted on April 28, 2014 by thisnest

Lord have mercy. This is for me, right? I have worked this hard and come this far and, well, this IS meant to be my road…right? It’s just after 8:30pm, and I am just now getting to sit down and … Continue reading →

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Our Birthday, My Gift

Posted on July 3, 2013 by thisnest

Adarius, My beautiful boy, I am so over-the-top in love with you. Someday when, God-willing, you have a beautiful boy of your own…maybe you will understand what I mean. You have been such a gift since the day I first … Continue reading →

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Merry Puppy and Pizza Christmas Eve!

Posted on December 24, 2012 by thisnest

After a very emotionally rough week and a half, mourning for twenty children I never knew of til two Fridays ago, tonight we celebrate LIFE and LOVE. On the Eve of Jesus’ birth, I have a renewed hope in both. … Continue reading →

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The Friday Night Lights Have Dimmed

Posted on November 3, 2012 by thisnest

  Just got home from Boo Boo’s last high school football game…I’m sad. The little sting in my heart isn’t a result of our devastating loss, nor is it due to any resentment I feel toward his coaches for how they overlooked … Continue reading →

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God Is Good!

Posted on January 20, 2012 by thisnest

“They’re sending me to Bend.” His words echoed in my mind. They’d called him in early, at about six in the morning, and I couldn’t believe they chose that day, of all days, to send him through a steep and … Continue reading →

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