(I wasn't sure how to share this story, because most of it isn't mine, and it's so new I haven't really had time to process it.  But it was so important, I am going to try and share it in a way that won't break any confidences)

I wrote (on 9/10) about 'you do you, and I'll do me' and...

You know when you feel like you have about a billion things, a billion thoughts zooming around your head?

I didn't really want to write today, and I purposefully didn't commit to writing on a schedule because I didn't want to feel like I 'should'.  However, I am beginning to see that this is...

I have been thinking on this all day, literally the whole day... pondering over the amazing responses I got from my amazing friends on a question I posted to Facebook.  You can read it below... but basically it was 'why so smug when good things happen to us? 'aka #blessed... I...

As we all watch with baited breath as Irma pounds Florida, something has struck me, really hard, right between the eyes.

Some people really panic in a hurricane.

Some have terrible anxiety.

Some duck out as quickly as humanly possible.

Some pride themselves in hunkering down and riding it out.

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I can't be bothered to blog tonight, but I walked out on the deck and looked at the huge orange moon and listened to the I don't know what on the lake (birds? crickets? It's a cacophony of noise) and I know there is peace in being still.

My head and heart are in FL and I'm not ashamed of being...

Holy crap.  This hurricane, descending upon South Florida very shortly, is a BEAST.  We safely evacuated yesterday, and wait and watch from beautiful Alabama to see what will happen.  Our neighborhood (on the Jupiter Inlet) now has a storm surge warning, and we are completely...

I am sitting at my kitchen table, it's almost midnight and everyone is fast asleep. I really shouldn't be typing here... (but it's all Damian and Angela's fault... filling my head with big dreams).

We are getting ready to evacuate early tomorrow (beating Irma to the punch if you will) getting on...

I'm sitting in bed, taking a breather and just feeling overwhelmed with all the "stuff". Do you know what I mean by "stuff"?

When I got here I was really wrapped up in my own "stuff" - it's the first time at an IMC where I questioned whether I should be here. We just moved, the kids have just...

So Amelie started school today, I didn't get a pic of her in her cute uniform as there were too many tears.

She went to bed late last night (not a good start) and set her alarm early... Now she's an early riser, but not good when you wake her up.... Normally she is out of bed, eaten breakfast...

I was just exchanging messages with a lovely person asking about our move. When the conversation ended I read it back, and thought 'oh goodness! I sound like a complete sour-puss!!!'

I have been feeling really guilty because I am finding the move so hard.

Since we got here I have been so...

Babe shared this last year on Eliza's birthday, and I just can't describe the blessing of Eliza any better, so I share it below again... Happy happy 10th birthday to our beautiful, precious, special, baby girl - a love letter from God to us 

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