Sunday, October 17, 2010

Ok, NOW it's time...



they are washing machines.

in the background. see them?
washing machines.


i'm coming back to my blog.

one of my last posts (or, excuses for a post) before my little hiatus was about airing it. all of my dirty laundry.

and, if I really had...
oh.

you'd have seen some falling apart.

this summer was for learning
letting go
leaning in
loving less...
and so much more.

cleaning up on the inside.
and letting some of our dirt show on the outside...
we're not worse for our wear. (far from it.)

and now that i've come to understanding(s)

now that i'm standing, we're back on our feet...

i'm ready to write, again.



21 comments:

sue said...

welcome back! we've missed you!

Elizabeth Frick said...

love, love, LOVE.

Christine said...

Yay! I'm glad you're back. I missed reading about your three boys!

Sounds like a difficult but necessary time for you. Growth and learning is always a good thing!

kelly said...

Whoa! I almost didn't believe my eyes when I saw you had a new post in my google reader! Welcome back. We've missed you. Sorry about the tough times, hopefully things are looking up?

Kimberly and Ed said...

I missed reading your posts! Welcome back!

Norbyah said...

i've been here. always. waiting patiently for your return. so glad your back. love you. love those toes.

gilly said...

hello again!

Lora Maria said...

yea! I love it. the laundry machines. the post. the toes. ;)
And i'd love for you to help me back on the blog-front. HOW do i make my font this nice medium size you have in this post??? i feel like it's miniscule or gigantic for options.

JoJo said...

Welcome back! We certainly missed you. After seeing you 2 weeks ago, I realized how much I missed hearing about you and your boys.

Kris said...

Welcome back, lady. I'm so glad you'll be posting again:)

Yvonne said...

love, love, love.

Sue said...

welcome back...and on such pretty and well traveled feet/toes!!
(those laundry machines rock!)

Colleen said...

Yay!!!! You're back!!! Love this...love the new look....and love the toes! ( I painted my nephew's toes this color two summers ago. he was very into pirates at the time so we called it "pirate polish." way cool :)

Janet said...

I'm so glad you are back.
I've missed you and your blog.
Love the washing machines.

Kara said...

So glad you're back!!!!

Krista said...

Yeah! So glad you are back - Missed You!

Greta said...

Welcome back. you've been missed.

Anonymous said...

YEEEEEEAAAAAAA!!!! I love to see the pictures of the kids and the washing machines! Glad to see you are back!

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Pix said...

whoop whoop! Can't wait to hear more and glad this summer was good although it sounds challenging!

BTW--are you going on Friday??

dana said...

happy you made it through what sounds like a challenging "season" ... and i'm so glad you are back!

The Browns said...

YAY!!! I've missed you!!

PS - Is that "Gimme more" your boys have on? It looks an awful lot like what I've got on my toes right now!

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