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Tantrums

eyejunkie — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:10:18 +0000

Being a Mommy can be tough. I admit, along with Mommies and other people everywhere, that sometimes I just completely mess up with my kids. I know that when I choose a battle, as their parent, I need to win it. An older and more seasoned mother gave me that advice once. But, sometimes I [...]

A 2012 Posting Pursuit

eyejunkie — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 16:57:12 +0000

“Courage does not roar. It does not need to.” I read this truth a few weeks ago in an article by Nilofer Merchant. The post recounted an “aha” moment for Ms. Merchant when she heard herself saying something out loud for the first time — something that spoke her true heart. Something she hadn’t articulated [...]

Christmas Gaze

eyejunkie — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 14:33:52 +0000

Sometimes my kids just make me smile. You don’t have to hang out around here long to figure that out, and Christmas time is ripe for smiles. Drummer Boy, Bug and Baby Girl are getting to the ages when they can remember the traditions, decorations and fun activities from previous years. They are beginning to [...]

Slowing

eyejunkie — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 16:56:58 +0000

I saw an old leather-bound journal in my office the other day. It was one I had gotten from Barnes & Noble several years ago with a dyed and stamped, striped leather cover that I know reached out to one of those artsy tendencies in me. I thumbed through it again and discovered that it [...]

December Light

eyejunkie — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 15:27:56 +0000

Happy December! By the hardest, I’ve been holding myself back from thinking about December for a while — from thinking about the Christmas holidays. It IS hard. And not necessarily because the excitement is overwhelming, but because the busy-ness and preparations and schedule can be overwhelming. And because all the hullabaloo the holiday brings tends [...]

One Life

eyejunkie — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 22:32:07 +0000

Well, we finished up the Thanksgiving holidays. Little Drummer Boy’s Fall break at school was the catalyst for some time away from home. A change of scenery is usually good for a change of perspective, too. Plus, the fresh air and clear skies of the family farmland doesn’t hurt either. I’m always amazed at how [...]

Grateful Praise

eyejunkie — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 23:28:44 +0000

12 Days of Thanksgiving: DAY TWELVE For the beauty of the earth For the glory of the skies, For the love which from our birth Over and around us lies. Lord of all, to Thee we raise, This our hymn of grateful praise. For the beauty of each hour, Of the day and of the [...]

The Tree and the List

eyejunkie — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 00:37:58 +0000

12 Days of Thanksgiving: DAY ELEVEN A couple of years ago I did a “Thanksgiving Tree” activity with my kids as a way to begin teaching them about gratitude. It was something I used to encourage them to think about what mattered to them, from toys and movies to school activities and things they were [...]

Joy in the Labor

eyejunkie — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 17:14:47 +0000

12 Days of Thanksgiving: DAY 10 I read this poem from the American Life in Poetry project last week and I’ve been thinking about it ever since. I love the phrase “to claim a place in the bounty of earth.” Isn’t that what we really find ourselves about so many times? Claiming a place of [...]

Hearing Thank You

eyejunkie — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 17:09:54 +0000

12 Days of Thanksgiving: DAY NINE “Thank you Mommy for saying these things.” I don’t think I’ve ever really thought much about hearing “thank you,” and the impact it can have — the lessons it can teach. If you’ve read much in the EyeJunkie archives, you know that my children have taught me many lessons. [...]