yesterday I spied these crocus flowers poking up through the snow, and I realized that that is how I feel right now, as if I’ve been through a long winter this past year, and I’m hopeful for the springtime, for the flowers that will bloom soon….
Entries from January 2004
How I’m feeling about the new year
January 1st, 2004 · Comments Off on How I’m feeling about the new year
Tags: journal
games little girls play
January 1st, 2004 · Comments Off on games little girls play
I overheard this afternoon between Abigail and Michaela: Do you want to play pirate and go to the laboratory? And get a shot? So I asked: Who’s getting a shot? Michaela replied: Abigail’s robot. She then showed me a big yellow Lego: This is the nurse: the Lego. They even have a laboratory (although Michaela […]
Tags: family
a grateful heart
January 1st, 2004 · Comments Off on a grateful heart
I’m posting this tonight in hope that it will encourage other readers, moms and dads out there, anyone wondering if what they’re doing has any effect…. Through the past week I’ve encouraged the girls to write thank you notes for the holiday gifts. Since they like to be creative with paper, I’ve let them do […]
Tags: motherhood
Being realistic
January 1st, 2004 · 1 Comment
Yesterday the girls and I spent the morning going through a stack of old magazines. I don’t know why I’ve held onto these for so long. It wasn’t that long ago, I guess, that I had all kinds of ambitious plans for our home and garden, dreams for travels and trips, fantasies about furniture even. […]
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New Years Resolutions
January 1st, 2004 · Comments Off on New Years Resolutions
Let me next say that I don’t really believe in resolutions. Either it’s a part of you or it isn’t. Deciding to start something January 1 can sometimes be only a disaster. I don’t think anything special changes inside us with the change of the calendar. (As Bono sings: “nothing changes on New Year’s Day”!) […]
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