Nitty.Gritty.

ABOUT THIS BLOG- You have stumbled upon a link to the daily musings of my crazy life. I say crazy because things happen to me that probably don't happen to you that often- or even ever. I will write candidly about these events in hopes to learn from them, teach you about them, or just to document that they actually happened. It could be anything...but I promise to keep it real!

Showing posts with label traveling. Show all posts

Showing posts with label traveling. Show all posts

Monday, December 26, 2011

Our new adventure has begun.

Merry day after Christmas and hello again to anyone who still drops by here to keep tabs on me and my family! We are settling in to the hom...

Saturday, November 05, 2011

It's going to be a major move...

Hello to so many new friends and readers coming here from Casey's blog . I am so encouraged and grateful for the notes you have sent m...

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

She makes it look easy.

What a whirlwind couple of weeks it has been for my family this October. There has been so much going on- good, bad and in between, that I...

Monday, October 18, 2010

I don't know if there's spaghetti in Heaven...

But if there is, these two could be slurping it and enjoying it together today. My Grandma Shirley passed away last evening and because of ...

Thursday, June 03, 2010

Whirlwind weekend

Chip and I had an amazing Memorial Day weekend. It was one filled with patriotism, honoring and remembering fallen and disabled heroes and ...

Sunday, May 30, 2010

Blogging from Oklahoma!

What a week we've had! Between end-of-the year school parties and cupcakes and summer temps and Ava's kindergarten graduation I was...

Friday, January 23, 2009

The power of you.

I have to share with you a little snippet that I witnessed at the end of my travels on the airplane as we exited at the Milwaukee airport. I...

Friday, January 16, 2009

We made it.

Just a short note {for my mom =) } to let you know that Crew was a great little flyer on our flights to Nashville. He slept almost the whole...

Monday, January 12, 2009

It might get quiet around here.

Crew and I will be flying to Nashville to meet up and spend some time with most of these friends and others later this week. I am SO excite...

Sunday, December 21, 2008

It wasn't so pretty afterall...

The second half of our trek home to Minnesota wasn't all that wonderful. The snow started falling and we drove into a snowing/blowing w...

Saturday, December 20, 2008

A different kind of birthday.

Today I turned 36 years old. I awoke and showered, finished packing everything I could manage {with Chip's help} to pack for a family of...

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

On this day in 1967...

My parents were married on Dec. 16th, 1967. I wish I had a wedding photo of them. They have such a wonderful, true, love story. I'll gi...

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Directionally challenged.

If you want to know how bad I am with directions, just ask my husband, Chip, sometime. He can't believe how turned around or confused I...

Thursday, May 29, 2008

Almost done.

Brock has his last day of third grade tomorrow. He's very excited about summer vacation and not having to wake up early for school. Ye...

Monday, April 07, 2008

My scraps...

I will be posting a challenge/tutorial on the SIS Fashionista Inspiration blog tomorrow and have been busy making a 'mess' in my sc...

Friday, January 11, 2008

A time for everything.

I heard a wonderful quote on the radio this morning and it has stuck with me all day. My heart has meditated on it and it just seems fitting...

Monday, August 13, 2007

Trip day...

We are headed out of Minnesota through Wisconsin and across Lake Michigan by ferry boat in just a couple of hours. The weather looks beautif...

Saturday, August 04, 2007

The truth behind our trip so far...

What we've been doing the past few days... * Trip to IKEA...Can you believe I only spent $11.00 there?! I was having too much fun to sh...

Monday, July 30, 2007

Scrappin' and packin'...

I am in the middle of packing suitcases for myself and my kiddos as we prepare for our trip home to Minnesota tomorrow. I have been busy sc...

Tuesday, February 20, 2007

So long, farewell...

{This will be short and sweet.} We are packing up and headed back to Michigan in just a few minutes today. Thankfully the weather looks a l...

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About Me

Jody: Hi. I am a wife and mother of 7- six of them are at home and underfoot, one is in Heaven and they have all captured my heart! I am 42, but feel like I have lived through more than some people do in a lifetime. I have definitely had some rough spots...but have challenged myself to not let those events consume or define me. I try to look at life in a positive light...and most often that means I look to God for the strength to do so. He is the source of my joy and happiness in life- even in the midst of chaos at times. Ultimately I hope to live a life that inspires or challenges other people to be their best. Kind of like a "white Oprah." I mean that with deep respect.

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