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Seven Sentences for Sunday: The Oddly Thankful Edition

A few weeks ago when I was visiting my sister in L.A., I visited her MOPS group. Along with their monthly teaching, they also did a craft project where they decorated mugs with things that they were thankful for that you might not necessarily be thankful for in the moment. With that in mind, here is my list of my oddly thankful things.

  1. I am thankful for sassy mouths…because it means my children have the power to reason with their strong vocabularies.
  2. I am thankful for middle of the night nursings…because those moments are so fleeting, and I know that it’s the only time that my baby will rely on me alone for nourishment. (respectfully borrowed from my sister, Lacey.)
  3. I am thankful for early morning wakeup calls during the school week…because it means I can make fried egg sandwich for R and see her and J off to school.
  4. I am thankful for past mistakes—the ginormous ones and the only mildly big ones…because they guide me through the stumbling blocks that are sure to continue to line my life path.
  5. I am thankful for heartbreak…because it makes me appreciate the swooning of a new relationship that much more.
  6. I am thankful for afternoon kindergarten…because it means I get special time with Ez every morning, even if it means stretching the budget just a bit tighter so I can stay home with her until she enters school full time next year.
  7. I am thankful for apartment living…because maintenance issues are not my own and because the kids have fun, understanding neighbors who don’t mind our loudness on occasion. 

I love you all, some more than others.

Seven Sentences for Sunday: The Kotter Edition

  1. Whew—it’s been a year since I’ve posted my seven sentences; I wish I could say a lot has changed, but I’m still here plugging away at my editing and writing while learning a little web development on the side.
  2. One day I’m going to make a book from these Seven Sentences for Sunday idea—one because I think it’s actually a fun idea that could be passed on to others, and two because it seems like any gimmicky book is being published these days and I want my cut.
  3. R has been coming up with all sorts of philosophical questions lately that amuse me. My most recent favorite is when she asked, “How do you know when your heart loves someone? I mean, how does it all go down?”
  4. Our trip to Dallas was incredible and J hit her 33rd state crossing—to my Facebook friends, I miscounted and thought it was her 30th, but I was wrong.
  5. I found a couple of flash fiction pieces that I’ve submitted over the years and haven’t been released due to competition rules. I think I’m going to do a new segment called Flash Fiction Friday, so look for it in your inboxes soon.
  6. Along the same vein, wouldn’t it be cool if I could actually follow through with my Thursday Verse Day idea? I don’t want to push myself too hard that I get burnt out, but a little pressure would probably go a long way for me.
  7. I think this idea is super fun, so if you have a few moments, go check out my friend Hope’s blog where she takes a photo a day and then blogs about it. She started in May 2013, so you can scroll through the archives to follow her adventures in writing. http://hopemcallistermiller.com/2013/05/29/photo-a-day-starters-brains-and-babies/

I love you all, some more than others.

Inspired Today

“We are travelers on a cosmic journey, stardust, swirling and dancing in the eddies and whirlpools of infinity. Life is eternal. We have stopped for a moment to encounter each other, to meet, to love, to share. This is a precious moment. It is a little parenthesis in eternity.” – Paulo Coelho

Seven Sentences for Sunday: The It Smells Like a Skunk In Here Edition

  1. Why do the “miles to” signs suddenly start adding kilometers about 40 miles out from Chattanooga? Did Tennessee not get the memo that American metric died with the ’80’s?
  2. I’ve had “The Good Ship Lollipop” stuck in my head for the past three days. I’m ready to commit myself.
  3. They have their fair share of arguments, but nothing warms my heart quite like the giggles that Rhett and Paisley share when they talk about eating eyeballs and pooping on heads.
  4. I’ve recently discovered that when I get incredibly anxious I start speaking French in my head. I think I’ve done this for years and only just now have realized it. C’est bizarre, non?
  5. That Ashton Kutcher commercial where his wedding ring is so prominent when he holds the camera in his hand kind of makes me sad.
  6. I’m thinking about finding a pity-boyfriend to keep through winter when it’s cold and gloomy outside. Where should I find him?
  7. I have stopped swearing of late and I feel like less of a woman. I have to wonder, doth the potty mouth make me strong?

I love you all, some more than others.

Upon the Constellations We Rise

Two lost loves, one gray, one green

Married each other sight unseen.

Through the air they embraced

Then swiftly departed through time and space

Every night he’d hear her song

The taste of her breath for which he’d long

Would simmer gently along his lips

He’d cross galaxies for just one kiss

Their fates unite them, though circumstances divide

Among the cosmos they remain true and tried

For when again they shall come together

And cut the strings that do them tether

No stormy grounds, nor earthly fires

Will quell their eternal love’s desires.

Seven Sentences for Sunday: The Post-Rapture Edition

Back by popular demand, here are this week’s Seven Sentences for Sunday:

  1. Hoax by crazy fundamentalists to bring light to their cause or not, this rapture stuff was fun.
  2. It doesn’t matter how old I get, road tripping by myself with the tunes cranked in the car and the wind blowing my hair into a mess is one of the greatest pleasures in my life.
  3. The neighbors in the hotel room next to me are having sex for the second time this morning, and I am trying not to be jealous that they are partaking in one of the other great pleasures in my life.
  4. My difficult decision this morning consists of Waffle House or Cracker Barrel as I go on my post-concert breakfast binge.
  5. I find myself wondering what the hell I’m going to do with Jolie this summer, but then I remember that my Mommy pants fit just fine when I get home and get into my weekly routine.
  6. I have stopped wondering where I am going and am just going…somehow I manage to turn just before I run into a wall.
  7. I’ve given in, let go, given up, left behind, and jumped in head first this week…next week I’d like fewer prepositions and to leap in with my whole freaking body instead of one piece at a time.

I love you all, some more than others…