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"We are not put on this earth for ourselves, but are placed here for each other. If you are always there for others, then in time of need, someone will be there for you.
-- Jeff Warner"What I want to say to you is that sometimes life catches you by surprise and you feel unequipped to handle what it brings you, but every bit of life you've lived before that moment equips you to live through it. That's what I would give to you."
-Fanni Victoria Green-Lemons (talking to her daughter)If there is any secret to this life I live, this is it: the sound of what cannot be seen sings within everything that can, there is nothing more to it than that.
"The most important thing she'd learned over the years was that there was no way to be a perfect mother and a million ways to be a good one."
-Jill Churchhill
Author Archives: tricialc
Tea Party
I wanted to do something special to mark the big event of a 5th birthday, and a tea party seemed to be the perfect way to have a small celebration without breaking the bank. I purchased little tea cup and … Continue reading
My new home
I have been considering a cyber move for some time now, and I finally made the jump. I am hoping that I will get used to the new surroundings and I am looking forward to being able to post on … Continue reading
>Mommy Day
>The other day I stopped in at the Coralville library over my lunch break to pick up an item I had on hold. As I walked up to the door to one of mine and the girls’ favorite mommy day … Continue reading
>Realizations
>1. Tonight Thea seemed to work herself into quite a dilemma trying to decide if, after announcing that she had to poop and being offered candy to deposit said poop in the potty chair, it was worth it to go … Continue reading
>Building forts
>I guess this is one of those things that kids do, and when I was telling Cory the story about watching Thea as she one by one pulled the cushion tops off of each of the ottoman sections and set … Continue reading
>Gilead
>I don’t read Fiction books very often. I spend so much time trying to wrap my brain around the real world, that Fiction seems like a waste to me, when I could be focused on truth. Because I came across … Continue reading
>Even
>The time was getting away from me all week and so I found myself at Target during my lunch hour today to search out a birthday gift for Sunday’s little birthday girl.This is not an easy task, and it got … Continue reading
>Old Lady Rants
>I have no issues admitting that I am an old lady, trapped in the body of a 30 year old. My parents would tell you that I have always been kind of an old lady. I remember as a child … Continue reading
Jumping Daisy 