Category Archives: FAMILY

A Variety Of Posts Relating To Our Lives

Night Before The Big Day!

Posted on September 24, 2012 by thisnest

Twas the night before preschool and all through the house Not a creature was stirring, except mama mouse. She was cleaning, and packing, and trying to pray that her babies would have a safe first day… The Maniac Midgets are … Continue reading →

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RIP, Dear Slug

Posted on August 13, 2012 by thisnest

With a sense of deep urgency in his little voice, he called me loudly from the back yard. “Mama! Mama! You have to come see this!” he kept hollering, as I made my way out to him. When I reached … Continue reading →

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Summer Day Memories

Posted on August 4, 2012 by thisnest

It isn’t easy to get this many people to, well, anywhere with sanity intact. Add to the chaos a whopping 102 degrees, bees flying around the heads of bee-phobic daughters, and a grumpy three-year-old fresh off the heals of a … Continue reading →

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Faith and Worry

Posted on July 28, 2012 by thisnest

I can only sit under the weight of life’s stress for so long. It’s like I’m too strong to be weak – and too weak to be strong. And then I remember that it’s not my strength I must rely … Continue reading →

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Three Years Ago Today…

Posted on July 3, 2012 by thisnest

Three years ago Today. Three years ago to this very minute…my contractions began. My fifth child was preparing for his entrance into this world. I looked at the clock and I smiled – I knew in that moment that my … Continue reading →

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