ten septembers ago, i started this blog
as i have been thinking about that, i decided to take a click-through of each month of my blogging journey
my very first post had no pictures and just these few words:
a quiet, sunny sunday afternoon.
just figuring out how this blogging thing works.
i certainly have a favorite that i read every day, and thought it would be fun to start my own.
so here goes! . . . welcome, whoever may read here . . .
over the next few weeks and months, i shared so much about our little life, about my marriage, my kids, my sewing, my baking, my homekeeping, bits and bits and bits
the world of blogging opened up so many creative ideas for me, it opened windows into lives that gave me encouragement and inspiration; blogging allowed me to form some really wonderful relationships with ladies who have grown to be my very real friends. for a while, i was an every-day blogger. it took a LOT for me to miss one day of blogging. over the years, my blogging has been more and more sporadic, but i believe there are only three months out of the past ten years where i did not write a single post. i am so very glad i have this chronicle of my life and thoughts.
listed below are some favorite and some telling posts. have a click through, if you wish! and leave me a comment reminding me when you started reading! some of you, it was with that very first post! and some of you, it has been within the last year. i am so grateful for *all* of you!
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a favorite post from september 2009
in july 2010, we moved out of the little house we had lived in since january 2008, and worked on building a new house
september 2010 - where i found peace then, and where to find home
in january 2011, i shared a cookie recipe that i had invented (i should make these again!)
september 2011 - thoughts about seasons turning
a thursday evening in march 2012
i'm not sure i can ever describe how thankful i am that i was able to homeschool with maddie and Isaac, that we had those hours and days and weeks and years together.
september 2012 marked the beginning of ben pursuing wildland firefighting as his definite career path
in july 2013, ben took me to see the first mountains i had ever seen
and in august 2013, we knew that our life was going to change dramatically, again
a practically perfect day in september 2013
in december 2013, i wrote a post about all the places ben and i had lived since our wedding in 2001 {now we could add two more}
in august 2014, i wrote a post about one of our very favorite places to be - we still talk about the afternoons spent at glendalough state park, on the lake shore, under the cottonwood tree
in september 2014, i began the four on-line classes that would allow me to complete my bachelor's degree
simple and wonderful encouragement written in february 2015
a little mix from september 2015
one friday in april 2016
and fires in june 2016
first day of school september 2016
all of january 2017 in one post
a favorite picture of my kiddos, september 2017
ben, my kids {a bit of parenting advice}, my parents - gratitudes in november 2017
thoughts on aging in march 2018
first day of school september 2018
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go gently, love fiercely, and be wonderful.
love, e