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!

Saturday, August 09, 2008

Totally girly.

While the boys are away the girls are playing~ all girl stuff too. Barbies, tea parties, dress-up, lots of laughing and hugging and singi...

Thursday, August 07, 2008

Sending our love home.

Brock and Chip are headed to Minnesota to be with Chip's family at this time. My doctor "highly discouraged" a 10-hour roadtri...

Wednesday, August 06, 2008

Life is fragile...

Late last night and very into the morning (12 midnight to 2 am) I was having mild contractions and couldn't sleep. I actually started ...

Tuesday, August 05, 2008

Mine's not as cute...

I couldn't help myself after seeing those knitted mushrooms. So I made a hybrid mushroom with felt/fabric after seeing the cute sewn an...

In trying times...

I want to thank many of you for emailing me last week and sharing your stories with me- many of you asking for prayer, insight or just takin...

Monday, August 04, 2008

Cute and crafty.

I found these adorable knitted baby rattles and full instructions for making them here . I know I blogged about having to give something up...

Saturday, August 02, 2008

Belated birthday pictures-

I have been taking so many photos the past week that when I clicked back through some of my folders I realized I never posted Bella's b...

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Sweet memories.

In the midst of all the remembering and reflecting there has been lots of color and new memories being made in our home and with one anot...

Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Transparency.

If on that Sunday morning, Cindy (the driver that crashed her car through the Old Depot wall) had instead walked into the restaurant and ann...

Sunday, July 27, 2008

Just the way it is.

As if I could ever forget a smile so pure, a love so deep, a heart so big, a life lived so full of joy and laughter and non-stop energy....

Thursday, July 24, 2008

The new mini-digi cam.

Bella has been using her little camera all day long. She is loving it and I thought I would just share some of the pictures from her last ...

My thoughts turn...

Back to July 2001. As the weekend approaches and the anniversary is near, I can't help but remmeber. I have been reading through my pos...

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Spending a giftcard = happiness

These pictures are practice pics for us- me and Bella- as she picked out a mini digital camera/web cam at Wal-mart today using an early bir...

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Around my house...

My kids are getting lots of laughs and enjoying a silly chicken given to me by my friend, Stacey, at my baby shower. It's an inside jo...

Sunday, July 20, 2008

A few glimpses...

First of all and most importantly, HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my Mom today!! I came out from all my fun and partying and scrapping to give her a sh...

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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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