Category Archives: Personal Ponderings

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How Things Change

Posted on November 10, 2016 by wordvessel

As I sit at my computer reflecting upon the topic of this blog, I look around at the significant (and adorable) chaos that surrounds me. Toy cars lie scattered across the living room floor; baby girl clothes are drying on … Continue reading →

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The Struggles Are Real

Posted on October 19, 2016 by wordvessel

At times I don’t know what to write about, only that I need to write. Much of my life stays the same – even the slight alterations to my schedule are routine – so I often am at a loss … Continue reading →

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Long Awaited and so Quickly Passed

Posted on October 6, 2016 by wordvessel

Stay-at-home-mom (SAHM). It seems like such a vague term for such an involved role. No, I’m not that frazzle-haired woman with spit-up and peanut butter stains on her mismatched pj’s, balancing a runny-nosed baby and a tantrum-throwing toddler while desperately praying for … Continue reading →

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I Wish I Had It All Together, But I’m Glad I Don’t

Posted on September 14, 2016 by wordvessel

Do you ever feel like the YOU you want to be is just out of reach? Like you finally have everything just how you want it in life and then it slips out of your fingers as smoothly as a … Continue reading →

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Seasons

Posted on August 18, 2016 by wordvessel

Growing up on an island has limited my exposure to seasonal change. The knowledge I have about seasons has been gleaned from pictures, films, and the occasional visit to a different state or country.  I suppose I have a fairly romanticized … Continue reading →

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Little Me in a Big, Big World

Posted on August 6, 2016 by wordvessel

It’s funny what running a new business can do to you. It can suddenly make you aware of the idiosyncrasies of human nature that were previously overlooked. For instance, EVERYONE is social networking ALL the time, right? So promoting your … Continue reading →

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Some Thoughts Throughout the Day

Posted on July 26, 2016 by wordvessel

Wake up. A shooting in Germany. Oh! gotta go start laundry and breakfast. Read that in 1977 and 1996 there were plans to build hurricane barriers and improve the levees in New Orleans but these were thwarted by the EPA. … Continue reading →

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Discipline: The other side of love

Posted on July 8, 2016 by wordvessel

I am the mother of a toddler. Does that bring visions of dramatic meltdowns when the hot stove is declared off limits? Or wrestling matches on the changing table? Or high-pitched screams when the washcloth appears after mealtime? If so, … Continue reading →

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Buffeted

Posted on June 2, 2016 by wordvessel

The winds are hurricane strength. The rain slices like knives across my weary soul. The flood waters are so high they hit my nostrils if I stop to take a breath. I am shaking from exhaustion and want…to…simply…succumb. Is it … Continue reading →

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It’s not been an easy week

Posted on May 11, 2016 by wordvessel

Night has come upon this Tuesday and tucked the sun in bed. I have a few moments all to myself and I am reflecting on the past week. I don’t know about you but sometimes life just doesn’t go the … Continue reading →

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