Posted on September 28, 2011 by Jennifer Wolfe
I remember when I used to sleep. It was really a wonderful time. I would actually sleep until my body woke me up, not the alarm. Not a child screaming from a nightmare, nor sleepwalking down the hall. Not the ding of an incoming text nor the toot of car horns outside my window. I could sleep through our barking dog, blaring sirens, and our screeching burglar alarm.
I remember slipping softly into crisp high thread count sheets on my soft, pillow top mattress. I remember the feeling of the cool breeze floating down on my face from the window open just above me. Sleep came easily, quickly, silently, lasting 10, 11, sometimes 12 hours. Bliss.
I remember sleep. She would come almost anywhere-on a boat, in a plane, on the floor of the train station, on a bench, or in a car. She didn’t need just the right place, nor any special stuff. Upright, laid out, or curled up she descended.
I remember waking up peacefully to the smell of freshly brewed coffee and the chirping of sparrows in my garden. I remember the swoosh of the sprinklers soaking my lawn. Not an alarm, not the thud of footsteps down the hall, nor the thwack of the newspaper hitting my front door.
I remember sleep. I used to think maybe I slept too much, that I was ‘wasting the day’. What I know now was that I was storing up, notching the hours for the deprivation yet to come. Not dozens, not tens, but hours that can be counted on one hand each night.
I remember sleep. Maybe someday she will return.
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Posted on September 23, 2011 by Jennifer Wolfe
Question of the week: What is one of your favorite quotes and WHY?Please read my post “A Deadly Difference” to see mine!
Posted on September 21, 2011 by Jennifer Wolfe
Thank you! What fun for mamawolfe to receive such a cool award! Blogging is a reward in itself, but to be honored as a Liebster Blog is icing on the cake!
The word Liebster means beloved in German–and a show of love and support is what this award is all about. The idea is to bring attention to new blogs with less than 200 followers.
I must begin by acknowledging my blogging buddy, Michael Ann. This amazing blogger runs TWO very cool blogs –
Thinking In My Head and
The Big Green Bowl. This woman can actually THINK and BAKE at the same time! And her thinking and her baking come out perfectly! Please do yourself a favor and visit
Thinking In My Head for great ideas to ponder while you’re creating delicious goodies from her recipes on
The Big Green Bowl!
The rules of winning this award are the following:
1. Show your thanks to the blogger who gave you the award
by linking back to them.
2. Reveal your top picks and let them know
by leaving a comment at their blog.
3. Post the Award on your blog.
4. Enjoy the love of some of the most supportive people on the Internet! These bloggers and I all belong to
VoiceBoks-a great social media connection for bloggers. Check it out, and check out these fun blogs!
Posted on September 17, 2011 by Jennifer Wolfe
Sometimes as I’m moving around in my day, an image gets stuck in my head that I can’t shake. Sometimes it conjures up a memory, a feeling, or provides an impulse to do something. Often, though, I just see something that I want to capture in my mind for no particular reason-it just speaks to me. I’d like to offer these images up for ‘thought contributions’-as a way to generate a community of ideas together.
This week, the image in my mind is of my son, born twelve years ago this weekend. He came early-very early-entering this world exactly when he thought he should. From that moment he has taught me to trust and have faith that all things happen as they are supposed to.
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| the first year |
To be honest, I wasn’t completely sure I could handle two kids. His older sister, 3 years old at his birth, had seemed to complete our family. It took some deep thinking before I convinced myself to have another. Now, I can’t imagine how I ever thought twice. This kind, gentle soul has blessed me with a multitude of gifts that I never imagined I would receive, and with an infinite amount of joy and love. Now, twelve years later, he still has the same large round head and deep dark eyes that gaze on the world with amazing thoughtfulness and humility.
These are the lessons my son is teaching me. What wisdom have you gained from a child?
Posted on September 14, 2011 by Jennifer Wolfe
Tired of reading the same blogs every day? Want to be inspired by other great writers and thinkers? Then why not link up with Clairejustine and mamawolfe for our Wednesday Blog Hop?
For this week only, I have been kindly asked to co-host with Clairejustine. By reading her blog, clairejustineoxox, we’ve become new blogging friends, even though we live in different countries! She loves to write about her family, running, baking, creating unique clothing from vintage finds, photography…in other words, she’s a woman of many talents!
Here are the rules of the hop….
1.Follow the host of the hop at
clairejustineoxox on Google friends connect and this week’s co-host – me! – mamawolfe . Also, kindly leave a comment on this or another post ~ I’d love to read your blog, too!
2.Link up your blog to the linky below.
3.Visit some other blogs, follow ones you like and make new friends. Please leave meaningful comments-we’re interested in building relationships here.
4.Please only family friendly blogs only.
