Birth Order, Empty Nest and All That Jazz

by MamaJil on May 17, 2012

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Its been a rather interesting day here in my neck of the woods. Its getting to the point where more times than not it's just me and the littles....today was no exception. I know I am many moons away from an empty nest but I can't help to feel the dynamics of my crew as they all ...

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My Hope Is In The Lord ~“The LORD is my inheritance; therefore, I will hope in him!” Lamentation 3:24

by MamaJil on May 16, 2012

In life there are many things that surface in the day to day, that make us who we are. I've been reflecting lately on the fact that each day brings with it, its lessons and obstacles. How we respond to them determines so much of how we proceed onto the next day. Just recently I had ...

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Post-Mothers Day ….reflections of a great day!

May 14, 2012
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Today I found myself reflecting on Mothers Day…..I really had such a nice day yesterday! It was so nice to go to church together and then come home and prepare the lunch as a family. It was sweet to get all the homemade cards and to be hugged and loved on by all of my [...]

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Happy Mothers Day

May 12, 2012
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I realize its been a long time since I’ve blogged and I do miss it…. but sometimes life takes over and I must say that over  the last few months that’s  where I’ve found myself…. Today however I’ve enjoyed basking in the niceness of the  “Eve of Mothers-Day” I must say its been a day [...]

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Sprout And Grow Strong In The Valley So You Can Reach The Mountain Top

February 15, 2012
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I was reading a quote the other day It was one of those things that some one sent some one, who in turn sent it to some one, who tweeted it to some group, and eventually it got to me….. I have no idea who should get the credit, but it was good enough to [...]

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Doing it all and other fairy tales….

February 11, 2012
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    I am always shocked when I hear someone say to me ” I don ‘t know how you do it”, or  when they ask me “How do you do  it all??” Those two statements always cause me to pause, they make me feel some what fraudulent. For starters I am so ordinary,  I [...]

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Good Bye January

February 1, 2012

It seems a bit unbelievable that the first month of this new year has already passed us by. When I realized that yesterday morning, I had to sit and think about the past thirty days and wonder did I do all I had set out to do?  Have I accomplished all I had hoped in [...]

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Hello, My Name Is MamaJil and I am Very Very Drawn to Pinterest….

January 30, 2012

  Have you discovered Pinterest? I have…….     Back in October my oldest daughter kept calling me and telling me about all these cute ideas she had found on Pinterest.  Everything out of her mouth was Pinterest, Pinterest, Pinterest….. I totally sounded old when I told her I had no idea what she was [...]

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Everybody Was Kung Fu Fighting….

January 29, 2012

I’ve said it before but it’s so true all of my children are so different!! Millie is our 5th child. She is a funny kid, and absolutely delightful! I blogged about Millie a few years ago. Since my last post about her I will say Millie has grown so much. She is amazing, she has [...]

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Relationship = The Parental Glue That Holds A Family Together

January 28, 2012

Today I’ve been pondering the stages of parenting.  I must say I am currently in almost all stages of motherhood. I am in the mother to adult children stage, the I am the mother in law stage, and the grand mother stage. Mom to college children stage, mom to highschoolers, middle schoolers, and mom to [...]

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