tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925795968082366138.post5567098578966518997..comments2023-03-19T07:16:28.444-05:00Comments on 1and1makes6: in which I try to explain my absenceKarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13869918787541234364noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925795968082366138.post-87999878155633898762012-12-10T13:06:16.422-06:002012-12-10T13:06:16.422-06:00When the miles pile up, as we both know, I remind ...When the miles pile up, as we both know, I remind myself of the days when I had no car or money to put gas in.<br />When one of my children are needing me, I stop & remind myself that there will NEVER be this time to re-do...next ting you know they are gone!<br />The laundry, dishes & cleaning is NEVER near done...and a broken appliance is enough to send any mother into an abyss.<br />Learning to say "NO" is quite simply a response to how it serves you--easier said than done. BUT, with practice, you become the QUEEN! LOL!<br />As my mother said, when you come through the other side of raising children, you will find the truest, bestest friends of your life. And coffee, garage saleing, campfires & everything else we "missed out on" truly means SO MUCH more. Remember--TIME is perspective. And if you are chasing time than you are not present. And HE wants you to be present. It's all just stuff that has no filling if you're not present. And here's the thing, even though you neglected watering the harvest...you still had a small harvest. Proof that despite the business of it all, something, in addition to all the love you have for your family & friends, that those vegetables still grew. Keep spreading the love Karyn.lizzi was here!https://www.blogger.com/profile/10706898918752324118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925795968082366138.post-38678534874093304272012-08-20T19:38:09.339-05:002012-08-20T19:38:09.339-05:00It is a busy season and you are tending to your fa...It is a busy season and you are tending to your family, while not always easy, your children won't forget what you are doing for them. I hope and pray that you are able to find peace and rest, and perhaps next summer you will be able to do all of the things you want to do. :) Hang in there! Janellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09147577537582626694noreply@blogger.com