I’m a bit spent, so today’s post is nothing but a tease.
I have a fantastic giveaway starting tomorrow! Like, really fantastic!
And, it’s going to do my heart good to make one of my readers so happy. Like, really happy!
Come back tomorrow, when I can actually tell you what it is.
In the meantime, don’t forget my BlogHer and Bounce giveaway going on here. You could win a Bounce Dryer Bar and a $50 Visa gift card!
I was all set to log on here tonight and say that I was giving up on this project. I’m tired…exhausted really…more mentally than physically and was doubting myself a lot. I sat here and cried and wondered why I had chosen to take this on when I can barely keep up with my other responsibilities.
A friend and I climbed to the top of a ridge in southern Ohio yesterday. It was the best feeling I’ve had in a long time. I got scratched by thorns and the steep ascent left me out of breath. At one point I slipped and fell. It felt so good when we got to the top, though, and we watched the sun set through the bare trees. Sometimes, you just have to climb above the fray and be still.
Of course, deep down, I really know why I took on this month-long, writing exercise. I know that when life pushes me down, I can come here to be uplifted. I know that when my soul feels crushed, I can write until it no longer hurts to draw a breath.
Those trees are stronger than I am; able to face the cold with their naked limbs reaching toward the sky. They wait to be renewed by the warmth of spring and only the weak ones will break under the pressure of ice and brisk winds of winter.
I am not as hardy. I am weak because I am human.
But, I find strength in words.
Today I have a guest post up at Squashed Bologna.
Varda, aka Squashed Mom, hosts a wonderful series called Special Needs Sibling Saturdays where she gives kids, like my daughter, a place to be heard; a place where being the sibling of a special needs child isn’t different, it’s typical.
Come see me over there!
I think I’ve done one laundry post in over four years and now I’ve done two in the last week.
Make that three.
Look what I did to my poor 12 year old daughter’s leggings (remote thrown into the picture for perspective).
Anyone have a one year old? Or, a doll? Preferably with one leg shorter than the other.
On the bright side, they smell good! Don’t forget to enter my giveaway from BlogHer and Bounce! You could win a Bounce Dryer Bar and a $50 Visa gift card!
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