Tag Archives: appreciation

Wishing On A Star

Posted on July 28, 2013 by thisnest

  Wrapped snugly in a blanket, we cuddled up together on the back patio as the sun faded into night time. You were so excited when the stars began to appear, pointing to the first of the evening with your … Continue reading →

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Bittersweet Week

Posted on June 10, 2013 by thisnest

Eighteen years. Eighteen years. Since I first met him, first held him, first kissed him. I am grateful that through all of those years, with all of their accidents and incidents and broken skin and broken bones and broken hearts…my baby … Continue reading →

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A First Hello and a Final Goodbye

Posted on April 4, 2013 by thisnest

I went into labor on my due date – a first for me, as my first two wanted to just stay in the womb. Once I had contacted the troops (that would be the army of women in my family who … Continue reading →

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Happy 16th Birthday, Mamacita <3

Posted on March 23, 2013 by thisnest

Oh Lord, where has the time gone? I so appreciate the blessing of being her mama…I just didn’t expect to see her become a young woman so quickly. It feels like just yesterday – that is what Tony and I … Continue reading →

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My Heroes

Posted on November 24, 2012 by thisnest

Thankful. Grateful. Appreciative. Blessed. I am all of these. Much more than a roasted turkey thankful. Far more than sweet potato pie grateful. Abundantly more appreciative than a football game on the TV while we stuffed our faces yesterday. Blessed. … Continue reading →

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