tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4824465430021873497.post1481139497909294280..comments2023-07-18T07:52:03.650-05:00Comments on Ashley In Arkansas: Just ListenAshleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15525854482650486213noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4824465430021873497.post-895725112712501582008-11-20T20:08:00.000-06:002008-11-20T20:08:00.000-06:00Being a good parent is the most important job in t...Being a good parent is the most important job in the world. "The hand that rocks the cradle...." It's an admirable ambition in life to be a mom first & foremost, and you are fortunate to be a SAHM.<BR/><BR/>Do what you need to do, from the heart. Kids first. But don't lose sight of goals, hopes, or dreams. One day, when the kids are grown, and out of the house....you will beAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4824465430021873497.post-17528431833907404492008-11-20T16:30:00.000-06:002008-11-20T16:30:00.000-06:00"An ache so deep, so pressing that you might explo..."An ache so deep, so pressing that you might explode from the sheer amount of love contained in your heart." WOW! ... you just compressed my life, for the last 22 years, in one sentence. Motherhood has been the most meaningful, frightening and consuming job I have ever tried to tackle. While writing a paper on 'quality' daycare once, I read this quote: "You cannot purchase what has never been forGayla Clabornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08718824576868025411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4824465430021873497.post-65864059555629103692008-11-20T15:47:00.000-06:002008-11-20T15:47:00.000-06:00Susan- Thanks! I ought to try that. Sounds like a ...Susan- Thanks! I ought to try that. Sounds like a good exercise. I think there is probably a great deal to be learned from you. Can I pick your brain sometime?<BR/><BR/>Tori- Man, that would make functioning in two different counties difficult! We are what we are, and whether or not we planned it, we are here. You and I have both turned an unplanned event into a lifelong love.<BR/><BR/>Suz- I've Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15525854482650486213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4824465430021873497.post-32053173643241793932008-11-20T15:10:00.000-06:002008-11-20T15:10:00.000-06:00as amazing as you want to be some day i think you ...as amazing as you want to be some day i think you need to realize how amazing you are right now. arrr i wish i could remamber the email someone sent me once about the lady who was a sahm and had a group of friends that had gone and done all this great meaningful stuff and as she sat at dinner with them for the first time in years feeling she had nothing to contribute to the conversation. one hadsuzannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07029448964254067060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4824465430021873497.post-84794034596277216302008-11-20T14:09:00.000-06:002008-11-20T14:09:00.000-06:00Do we share a brain? Geez, I haven't even read the...Do we share a brain? Geez, I haven't even read the crazy book and experienced a similar epiphany today. Weird.<BR/><BR/>I'm a restless soul, it's been a tough bit to settle down and realize yes, this is my life. This work, with all the body fluids and mundane, is it!Victoriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06379567126316619925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4824465430021873497.post-54526357756764499612008-11-20T13:55:00.000-06:002008-11-20T13:55:00.000-06:00Everybody who's stressed over finding their 'voice...Everybody who's stressed over finding their 'voice' should read this post! I love your insight at the end especially.<BR/><BR/>I read about one workshop leader who told everyone to write down a childhood memory, from the point of view of the child they were then. The students found they could write rapidly and naturally telling the story, and often the voice that came through was hugely Susan at Stony Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10385202649291774852noreply@blogger.com