Author: noemikjames

After all the waiting and the counting down, Christmas finally arrived! And now it’s over. I do like this time of year, but it’s always a relief whe...

Yesterday my kids were great. They played happily together, being kind and considerate to each other and to me. It was like a fairy tale where they reacted to e...

Last weekend we needed to get out of the house so we drove to Twin Peaks and hiked to the top of both. Some how I had never been before! It’s been raining a lot...

My closest college friend came to town last night to spend the holidays with her family. She also hoped to say goodbye to her cousin who had been battling liver...

I follow a few people online who seem to always have their shit together, and for a couple of them they seem to genuinely feel really great about life most of t...

Or better said, where my head is at. Actually, I’m not really sure of that. I’m in a weird place right now. It’s not my normal feelings of hop...

We made it home again after our trip to St. Louis. It was a good visit – better than I was expecting. It was healing to be at the memorial, to see so many...

I didn’t intend to be gone for so long, but I guess life happens. Tomorrow we fly to St. Louis for my grandmother’s memorial. What I really needed t...

I used to be able to embrace crazy weeks and push through them without it taking too much of a toll, but I find that I don’t have the stamina anymore. Thi...

My son’s party was Sunday afternoon and his actual birthday was Tuesday and it’s been decompression ever since. This week has been long and not very enjoyable. ...