Being Transparent

thoughts on the tragedy on 4/15/13

by Shannon on April 17, 2013

in Being Transparent

This was submitted to the Tommy Mommy blog.  The original post can be seen there, but is an altered version of my thoughts…FYI. I am a runner.  A long distance runner.  I love it, it is one of the top things in my life that brings me closer to my Lord. It’s the road, me [...]

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You may think that I am just trying to be funny, but in all reality, I really feel this is what I did the day I decided to take my orthotic inserts out of my shoes.  Here is a little back story on it though… I’ve been having some massive knee pain. Once using Dr. [...]

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Let’s face it, we aren’t getting any younger.  That fact is apparent to me every single day when I look in my little girls’ face.  They keep growing…which means I keep getting older. But just because we are getting older, doesn’t mean we have to succumb to that fact…does it?  For me, it does not.  [...]

Emily did this, and I thought it was fun.  So in good plagiarist”ic” fashion, I copied.  But…it’s ok…she copied from HERE…who copied from HERE.  Hmmm, I see a pattern going on.  Anyways, since I”m putting off the inevitably large piles of laundry that continue to stack up, I thought I’d entertain whoever wants to read [...]

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In all honesty, I am not sure who ever is voted in will be able to make a ton of change on what has happened over the last 4 and even 8 years.  However, my choice for voting this year rested on morals and values and what I BELIEVED was the right thing. I have [...]

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I dream of the day where I can surprise my kids with a trip to Disney. Like, daily I dream! Isn’t it every parents dream at one point in their life to do that?  To save a scrinch long enough to make the dream for their children a reality? Every time I see those infamous [...]

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Today.  What am I thankful for?  I have a list of a million things that I am thankful for on a daily basis, but today I am thankful for clean clothes.  I didn’t realize this was something to be thankful for today as I have so much going on in my head as we prepare [...]

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It’s been a long time coming, but the time is here.  It’s time to make it “blog-official” and come out of our housing closet.  We moved on August 15 from our home that we imagined ourselves being in for 4-5 years MAX.  Fast forward 8 years later…three kids later…two work at home parents later…a few [...]

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my non-IRL friends… #tht

by Shannon on September 13, 2012

in Being Transparent,Me

Today marks a first on SIMPLE.  We are starting a Thankful Heart Thursday.  One of our newest writers Renee is spearheading the project and I am so thankful for her! Honestly, I am so incredibly thankful for each and every one of the gals over there.  We are quite the hodge-podge, but mesh together so [...]

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dear body, i understand you are tired.  i understand i don’t treat you the way i should.  i take the time and energy and invest it in to my kids, when i should take more and put it in to you.  i know.  and i’m sorry.  but please.  just cooperate and give me some grace. [...]

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gymnastics it is!

by Shannon on August 28, 2012

in Being Transparent,Lilianna

All summer long we have been talking with Lili on what “sport” she wants to do this school year. I already have her signed up for soccer (because I love it and hope she does too secretly), but the big discussion was whether she would dance or do gymnastics. We started her in gymnastics when [...]

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putting my phone down…

by Shannon on August 6, 2012

in Being Transparent,Me

Our kids need us. They don’t want to see the tops of our heads any more. This was made so incredibly apparent at Lili’s gymnastics camp today. While being away at BlogHer for 5 day (yes…..5 days away from my little ladies and my man!!!), I thought during her camp would be a good time [...]

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