Category Archives: motherhood

Where I Write

Posted on January 24, 2014 by

So, if you’ve been following along you already know I live in a whirlwind of small children, husband, dog, graduate school, tiny house, and soon to be jobs, plural. I’m not very good at keeping it all straight. I’m not very … Continue reading →

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Remembrances

Posted on December 14, 2013 by

Today I am very much remembering the Sandy Hook school shooting. Seems impossible that it has been a year since that horrific day, and it reminds me how visceral, painful and sweet the passage of time can be. My dear … Continue reading →

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Show & Tell Friday: The Preparing for Christmas Edition

Posted on December 13, 2013 by

Happy Friday to you all! Some good stuff to share this second-to-last Friday before Christmas! (Crazy, right?!) 1.) Michael McIntyre – “People with no kids don’t know” Lately, trying to successfully parent two children under the age of five (one … Continue reading →

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Show & Tell Friday: Fall Festivities & Quotes to Ponder On

Posted on October 25, 2013 by

I still look like I did last week. But I’m powering through. Some good stuff to share on this cold October weekend: 1.) Halloweenfest & Osktoberfest in Transylvania County I live in Transylvania County, North Carolina, and if you haven’t … Continue reading →

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Photos from the Cataloochee Valley, North Carolina

Posted on October 23, 2013 by

Happy Hump Day, everyone! It finally feels like Fall here in Western North Carolina. We woke up to 38 degrees this morning, which isn’t so unusual at all this time of year in the mountains, but hadn’t happened yet. If … Continue reading →

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Elk Tailgating in the Cataloochee Valley & A Few Thoughts on Motherhood

Posted on October 18, 2013 by

Hi, all. Apologies, but I’ve got to postpone my usual Show & Tell Friday until next week. I am an exceptionally busy and important woman. KIDDING. I’m postponing because I look like this: Yep, that’s me at my desk moments ago. … Continue reading →

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Show & Tell Friday: All Things Fall

Posted on October 11, 2013 by

So, barring the fact that my eyes are so itchy from pollen and swollen from being up late with a screaming 5 month-old I can barely see out of them to type, I. am. determined. to. be. positive. Especially in … Continue reading →

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Channeling Alexander, My Time at a Military College & Other News

Posted on October 4, 2013 by

So. Today should be an edition of Show & Tell Friday. But. It was a helluva parenting week, let me tell you. My 4 year-old has decided to wake up at 4 a.m. each night and to defy our every … Continue reading →

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For Your Reading List

Posted on September 30, 2013 by

Saturday night I had the pleasure of hearing Ann Hite and Karen Spears Zacharias read from and talk about their new novels at wonderful Malaprop’s Bookstore & Café in Asheville, North Carolina. Ann–whom I met at a literary festival last year … Continue reading →

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Show & Tell Friday: the Feels Like Fall Edition

Posted on September 6, 2013 by

It was 57 degrees is my mountains this morning. (Yes, I like to think they’re mine.) The whole family put on sweaters, even if only for a little while. There is a distinct chill in the air that whispers of … Continue reading →

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