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!

Monday, January 30, 2006

Care to share?

I'm wondering about you. I've been thinking more about the post on contentment and it makes me wonder this...what is it that drives ...

Saturday, January 28, 2006

Picture time.

If you had come over to my house anytime this week, you might have seen this. The power tools got used. The batteries were changed and ever...

Friday, January 27, 2006

Floyd & Genie.

When I grow up I want to be like these two people. They have made my week fly by- which is quite an accomplishment and compliment. These peo...

Tuesday, January 24, 2006

Mid-winter break.

I guess that's what you could call it. Hubby left for Orlando to attend PGA Golf Show. I'm holding down the fort with my parents in ...

Friday, January 20, 2006

What I think everybody needs a little more of...

Not that I am en expert or anything. You may not even care what I think or value my opinion. However, you can read this and think about it f...

Thursday, January 19, 2006

Get ready to print this out.

How do you follow the sheer bliss of little kids toilet papering the house? With a recipe for Zucchini Bread , that's how. There is a pr...

Wednesday, January 18, 2006

Living in the Moment...

Most of you reading this know by now that I basically have learned that circumstances happen to each of us in life that we can and can't...

Monday, January 16, 2006

"We still like each other."

Wow. I can't believe how wonderful silence is. Chip and I took off on Friday afternoon and drove from Michigan to Cedar Rapids, IA...jus...

Saturday, January 14, 2006

Gotta love upgrades...

Hi all. Just thought I'd take a quick minute to stop by. Hubby & I are enjoying a couple of days away from home without the kids. I ...

Thursday, January 12, 2006

I've been "double-tagged".

So there's this game of tag going around the blog world as many of you know. I got tagged twice- so instead of leaving 4 answers for eac...

Wednesday, January 11, 2006

You haven't lived until...

You haven't fully lived and experienced life's simple goodness if you've never eaten Baked Caramel French Toast. This recipe cam...

Monday, January 09, 2006

This should ease your mind...

I've been getting lots of emails and occasional comments in which people tell me that their biggest fear is something bad happening to t...

Sunday, January 08, 2006

Just wondering...

Have you ever run over a skunk? How many people, on average, drive over skunks? You see, Chip (my hubby) and I were driving along the other ...

Saturday, January 07, 2006

Pretzel Sticks...

Doesn't everybody have a Mom that made so many Christmas cookies when they were growing up that you kind of just "learned" th...

Thursday, January 05, 2006

A bit more birthday.

Thought you might want a few more pictures of Wyndham being 5. She brought pretzel treats to preschool and her friends loved them! They make...

Wednesday, January 04, 2006

Wyndham is 5!

Five years ago Wyndham came into our lives as a tiny peanut- weighing just 4 lbs 6 oz...but she was healthy and we were a happy family of 5....

Monday, January 02, 2006

My Sweetie Pie~ Wyndham

This picture would not be possible without the help of modern medicine. You see, Wyndham has had some close encounters with death and we...

Saturday, December 31, 2005

Wishing...

You all a Happy New Year, 2 0 0 6 !

Friday, December 30, 2005

Tree topper and Teagan ornaments...

Tree trimmings and thoughts too.

If someone had told me when I was holding Teagan for the first time after giving birth to her on March 18th, 1997 that I would be making Chr...

Wednesday, December 28, 2005

Blogging can be good for your lips...

Did you know that? I've met interesting people through this mode of communication- one of which sent me a package of lip balms and glos...

Sunday, December 25, 2005

I'm not that religious...

...just in case you were thinking that I was based on my previous post. I still put up Christmas trees in my house and Santa stops by on C...

Happy HolyDay.

Christmas is to me a day to remember that God became flesh as He had promised to do- so that He could bring salvation to ALL people of th...

Thursday, December 22, 2005

Christmas scrapping.

It's been awhile since I posted on the topic of scrapping- so for all of you scrappers- enjoy! This is my 3 year old, Isabella . She is...

Picture of us.

Me and Chip. Together, alone in a picture. It's ironic that you spend the first day of your life together {your wedding day} taking so ...

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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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