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All Is Quiet On My Western Front

by Alison on November 4, 2011

Out my back door… There is a bit of a lull* these days, and yes, I’m loving it. I drove myself and all 8 kids home to east central Minnesota from Bloomington, IN, across 4 lovely states, with many bathroom and breastfeeding stops along the way, in just under 15 hrs, 2 weeks ago today. [...]

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We’re Back!

by Alison on October 24, 2011

I woke up at 5, nursed the baby, put her in a fresh diaper, then proceeded to wake the rest of the children, one by one, sending them to use the restroom, putting their shoes and sweatshirts on (we all slept in our travel clothes, oh yes we did, don’t judge me), and then we [...]

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Off-line

by Alison on October 12, 2011

My laptop caught a virus, and my elderberry syrup isn’t going to help with this one… If I were back gome in Minnesota, I could hop on on of our PCs, but I’m not, so I’m stuck with my phone. And I can only stand writing so much with my phone. About this much…

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6 Months {Faith}

by Alison on October 6, 2011

From this {3 Days}- To this {6 Months}- I started a 5 month post, but, things have been hard, and busy, and hard. Time flies when you’re having fun and when your life is suddenly filled with 12 or more doctor and therapy appointments each week, a few states away. Our youngest bunch of #sweetness [...]

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2 Months Since Brain Surgery

by Alison on October 3, 2011

{Deep cleansing breath} I’ve been parenting a little over 18 yrs (I know, I know, I’m way older than you thought I was). In the grand scheme of things, 2 months is a tiny little drop in the big bucket of time. It’s flown by, and yet it seems like an eternity… 2 months ago [...]

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Another Monday

by Alison on September 26, 2011

Can you believe we’re about half-way through this leg of the journey?! 2 1/2 weeks into a 6 week Proton Therapy treatment plan, in Indiana. This town, Bloomington, is easy to get lost in. I should know, I’ve been lost in it. On our first day here, I declared, quite emphatically, “I hate it here!” [...]

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Are You Washed In the Blood {A Sunday Song}

by Alison on September 24, 2011

Are You Washed In the Blood Words & music by Elisha A. Hoffman Have you been to Jesus for the cleansing power? Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb? Are you fully trusting in His grace this hour? Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb? Are you washed in the blood, [...]

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Wordless Wednesday

by Alison on September 21, 2011

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