Comments on: Waking Up

By: my still : Stories | from a restless heart

my still : Stories | from a restless heart — Mon, 17 May 2010 17:20:45 +0000

[...] is going around, I think, first Arianne, then Joy, now Amber – and Emily has been away writing her book. we all have our reasons [...]

By: Emily McKhann (TheMotherhood)

Emily McKhann (TheMotherhood) — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:14:45 +0000

All the wonderful commenters have said how beautiful and meaningful your writing is and how you’re tapping into a universal feeling of renewal that can come with spring, and also how you write for all of us in wanting to slow down and create space for our family and be present together. I agree with everyone. Your words take my breath away. And I want to say that two months still isn’t very long at all. I’m sending you a big hug and strength and understanding. xoxo

By: mountainmomma18

mountainmomma18 — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 03:06:35 +0000

Hi, I am new here, but enjoying reading through your archives. I absolutely know what you mean about change. We lost our second child at 19 weeks back in November, the baby had passed a few weeks before. I have been reaching for change everywhere I can find it. Paint, new furniture, new schedules. And last week I drastically changed my hair. It has all made me feel just a little better. What I haven’t changed is the Tiffany key lecklace my husband bought me when we found out we were expecting number 2.
Thanks for writing I am really enjoying your blog.

By: ~love

~love — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:29:15 +0000

arianne….i love so much of this! especially the re-framing and asking if it is really that important. YES. and every moment being an opportunity. YES.
what gifts Mabel has given you.
~love´s last blog ..our house is quiet. sometimes.

By: Heaven Sent

Heaven Sent — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:09:43 +0000

Beautiful, beautiful words. I know my experience is different, but I can grasp what you are saying. When something life changing happens, everything else just seems so trivial. You now know life is so much more than the silly stuff you used to let ruin your mornings. Everything seems bigger, your perspective is somehow more clear, and you almost feel as if you HAVE to live different to express your indescribable love for her. It’s for her, and for you.

My prayer is that you find peace in the change and that He continues to allow your eyes and your heart to see new miracles every morning.

By: Musings of a Housewife

Musings of a Housewife — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:50:22 +0000

Hey, I’m thinking about you. Wondering how you’re doing.

By: Casual Friday Every Day

Casual Friday Every Day — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:34:12 +0000

I know everyone else is talking about the change you wrote on, but I wanted to comment about the homeschooling. I didn’t know you homeschooled and I have a whole new respect and awe for you. I was homeschooled and loved {for the most part} every moment of it. I’ve often thought of doing the same with my boys, but the thought of three boys at home 24/7 scares me a bit. … a lot! I think it’s totally rad and amazing and you’re my hero now.

Nell

By: Tricia

Tricia — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:43:56 +0000

Mornings bring a sense of renewed peace, joy, vitality. But I found myself in a bad place in the mornings as of late, feeling despair, anger, irritation. The repetition of day-to-day had worn on my soul, eroding the joy in my spirit. Reading this post reminded me how we make the choice regarding our attitude, or approach to the day. I don’t understand what you’ve gone through, but I do understand that innate need for change. That desire for change, that need to flip it all on its edge, to break with the norm. You are so right: it all begins with waking up. We must wake up and grab that sunshine and swallow it whole. And approach the day knowing that God’s miracles are everywhere we look, from our very souls, to that sunshine in the window upon our waking from slumber. Thank you for another amazing post, Arianne. You are such a gift to us all.
Tricia´s last blog ..What I learned at BloggyBootCamp

By: thegypsymama

thegypsymama — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:18:08 +0000

I felt peace just reading about your new mornings. I wanted to crawl into them and soak up the sun and the slowness and spend some time peering at bugs. I want to live in mornings like those.

~Lisa-Jo
thegypsymama´s last blog ..In the season of rain, pray for rain

By: Corinne

Corinne — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:23:14 +0000

Spring always comes with that sense of renewal, change in a good direction Rebirth and another chance. Winter has left me banging my head against a wall in many areas of life, dealing with a crazed three year old being one of them…
So here’s to spring, and to change and to mornings where there is no rush…
Corinne´s last blog ..I am that mother