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 Amy's bookshelf: 2024
So so good! Orla and Kate are long-time best friends off on a girls' weekend away. Kate is a bit of a player who is trying to get back at her soon-to-be-ex, causing her to spend frivolously and do drugs and hook-ups. Orla is a new mom ex...
Parts were a screaming 5 and parts were like “what?” And just irritated me. It is a Groundhog Day premise about a family of four - the mom is caught up in her own life and missing all that is going on around her with her kids and then he...
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This week’s theme is “Chalk” and I decided to use a photo of my little one doing what she loves with chalk. Before each bar routine she has to chalk her hands so that she doesn’t get “rips” or blisters. She loves doing bar and she always gets her very best score on the bars. Check out some other “chalk” entries at I heart faces.
 I am a fairly emotional person. I am easily affected by outside influences. I often internalize the pain that others are going through. Other’s tragedies have, at times felt as if they were my own. But, unlike those who own the tragedy, I do not have the constant reminders that they have. I drive past an accident and I get choked up, wondering and worrying about how their life may have just changed. When I read articles about disasters or accidents, I wipe away tears and pray for the families. As friends and family are diagnosed with cancer or other sicknesses, I ache for them. I cry for them. I pray for them and long for something that I can do to ease their pain.
There is no one tragedy that has changed my life. But rather a combination of them that have influenced most aspects of my life. When someone has lost a loved one, I am reminded that life is precious and we need to make the most of every day. If there is a wreck on the freeway, I am reminded that I need to be more attentive when driving. As I watch a family lose their father, I am reminded that I do need to care/know about our accounts and life insurance policies as much as I really do NOT want to. When an act of violence takes away someone’s life or ability to live on their own, I am reminded to lock my doors, be careful getting to my car and to avoid dark places. When a spouse dies, I am reminded that love doesn’t end with this life and that I need to do all I can to strengthen and nourish our relationship every day. When someone loses a child, I am reminded of so very much. I am reminded to cherish EVERY SINGLE MINUTE I have to be with my girls. I’m reminded to enjoy them and to have fun with them. To be their friend and to love them unconditionally. No matter what stage they are in. Basically, tragedy reminds me that we can all grow from our trials and learn from the trials of others. We face them differently when they are our own trials, but we can prepare for what may come our way from other’s trials.
Stop by Mama Kat’s to see what other people wrote about this week. During the summer, Screamin Coupons had a sweet deal for the Heber Valley Railroad. So we jumped at the chance to go. It was an absolutely beautiful day with clouds that looked like they were airbrushed in the sky. The temperature was a little nippy but very pleasant. The girls enjoyed riding in the inside cabin on the way out of town. They drew most of the way and had a great time playing around. On the way home, Jade fell asleep and Ivy made new friends. (Cause that is what she does).
It was a three hour round trip ride. We started out in Heber and went down Vivian Park in Provo Canyon. They gave us a few minutes off the train while they turned the engine around. Then we headed back to Heber. The girls thought it was really cool and worth doing.
If you are ever in Utah, you should give it a try. By the way, they have a fun Halloween ride and a neat Christmas ride (or so I’ve been told). ; ***PS – I met Screamin Coupons while attending CBC. I am signed up as an affiliate but I paid for my screamin coupon deals for the HBVRR. And several other deals. I’m addicted. Just thought I’d mention it. Better safe than sorry. 🙂 I love autumn. But I hate when summer comes to a close. This year the leaves are turning early and the air is already starting to feel a bit more brisk. The girls are wearing jackets to school, at least in the morning. I’m thinking it is time to pull out my tights. And Scott is trying to fit in any boating that he can before we have to winterize. This week at Home is Where You Start From the theme for L.E.N.S. is “smells/feels/looks like fall!” For me, the mountains changing colors says it is fall.
My brother started a blog. My best friend started a blog. My husband started a blog. My husband quit his blog. I started a blog. I quit my blog. I started my blog again. I started a cooking blog. I started a photography blog. I quit my cooking blog. I quit my photography blog. I started this blog.
I blog because I love documenting our lives. I blog because I am reminded of my blessings each time I write about them. I blog so I won’t forget. I blog because I just might share something that will help someone else. I blog so that I can grow. I blog just in case there isn’t a tomorrow, and my family can remember. I blog to share my love for God. I blog to maintain a balance and walk away from work at the end of the day. I blog for the friendships that I have made through comments on my blog and commenting on their blogs. I blog for the friends I have made at blogging conferences. I blog for me. I blog for my family. I blog for you.
If you are a blogger, why do you blog? __________________________________________________ Today’s prompt was, “Why do you blog?” Play along! Write a post using the daily prompts we described here and then link your post on SITS each day this week. All posts should mention and link to our sponsors, Standards of Excellence, Westar Kitchen and Bath, and Florida Builder Appliances, somewhere in the text.
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