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Its a new year. 2026. Some people are looking back and reflecting on the past and other people are looking forward and making goals for the future. Some may be doing both. I think I am doing a fair amount of both. I’m an extremely reflective person when it comes to the past. My past, the past of other people. I think i can learn from the past. I think we can learn from mistakes. I find myself wondering about the lives of others, marriages that fell apart, kids who went astray, family members and their addictions, relationships with people. Was there a cause? Was there a set “thing” that led to the end result. Was it a combination of “things”? I think of the song “slow fade” and its so true with so many things. Often we dont even see the fade happening, often its years of small things that build up to create a startling end result. For my “new year” I am starting this blog. I have NO IDEA what I’m doing. Learning as I go. Ive always loved to write so I’m putting my love to use here. I hope you will join me for this 2026 journey as we look forward but also as we look back and learn from reflecting on the past.

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Here goes post number two as I learn to navigate this blog thing…….. I have decided to jump right in and start writing because I find that most things in…

Here goes post number two as I learn to navigate this blog thing…….. I have decided to jump right in and start writing because I find that most things in my life I’ve learned as I go. Motherhood is a perfect example of this. None of us have any idea what we are truely in for when it comes to being a parent until its too late. We fumble and figure it out as we go, hoping we dont screw up our child in the process. That poor first child…..the experiment child…..but then with seven children I have found the first child isn’t always the only one being experimented on. If theres something I didnt do well with that first child then kid number two turns into an experiment as well as I switch how I did something. Im finding as an exhausted 46 year old mother of 7 that all I can do is my very best and pray my kids turn out okay. I’m also learning that I need to forgive myself for the areas I feel I fell short as a mom.