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My Personal Blog List

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There are many things I want to blog about right now. In fact, I literally have 5 folders with images and text sitting on my desktop just WAITING to be rolled into a blog post. So what is holding me back? I’m not sure.

But I think I know.

I’m overwhelmed. I’ve been gone a year – took that much needed hiatus to get my personal life all sorted out – and now it is hard to jump back in. So much has happened! So much needs to be said. Other things don’t need to be said, but they still linger in my consciousness, pushing their way to the surface even as I write.

So I’m making a list of the things I want to say – things I want to talk about. Later I’ll come back and link from this list and for those that are so crazy as to read back into my archives, this will be a sort of reference into the dregs of my mind.

Please tell me you’re not interested in the dregs of my mind.

OMSH’s Official Blog List

  • Jeff. In a few days it will be our 15th anniversary – and mark 18 years together. I’ve learned so much from him. I am flesh of his flesh and bone of his bone and there is none closer. He has a surprise for me – is taking me away for nearly a week. I don’t know where we are going – I’ll blog about it when I find out. I’m taking my camera. I’m taking my heart. I’m taking other things I won’t mention here *smerk*. I pray for a long life with him – a life of celebration, of heart, of facing our giants, of overcoming our weaknesses, of growing together, of watching our children move into the teen years – and then, adulthood. I can hardly say enough about him – and you’ll hear about him as my heart pours forth in future blogs.
  • Home and Parents. I want to share about our new home. We moved! We are just doors down from my parents and though some would rather poke their eyes out with a fork than to live close to their parents, I feel completely opposite. My parents are my friends. I adore them, I trust them, I lean on them, I listen to them. I’m living a dream. It is a blessing that my husband feels the same way I do. The home suits us perfectly – exceeds our needs on every level, but the best part is being close to Dad and Mom.
  • The kids. They are changing fast – it is hard to keep up. Emelie is blogging for crying out loud! Meredith is discovering who she is and all the growing pains subscribed to that adventure. Kenny is knee deep in Legos and being 7. We talk and laugh and cry and LIVE together. They fill my life with LIFE – they are an adventure. They are mine and Jeff’s greatest blessing beyond each other.
  • Bruno. I need to blog about Bruno. I need to tell you about how his health declined…how he was never truly healthy, but very dearly loved. I need to share about the circumstances leading up to his passing. I need to share my heart about a dog who hardly had a chance, and yet we tried anyway…because we loved him.
  • Max & Lily. I want to tell y’all all about Max & Lily. How they have been a healing balm on our hearts. How crazy I am for both of them. That it seems silly, but I can’t imagine not having them now that we do…that I don’t mind their 6:00 am wake-up calls, the grooming, the training, the “everything” they entail; not even standing outside in the cold so they can take care of their elimination needs. They are, in a word, as close to perfect as I could imagine.
  • Work. I want to share how this past year I was finally able to find balance with my work and my life. I want to share what I’ve learned. I want to thank my clients for an incredible year – a year I won’t quickly forget for how it re-shaped the way I work and the approach I take to work. I want to share how real a blessing it is to work with people who care about what they are doing and trust me to help them visually represent themselves online.
  • There’s more…I want to learn to knit. I’m pondering less structure in homeschooling as I watch my children find their own structure and way. I’m eager to begin painting in our home. I’m being introduced to new genre’s of music through my 13 year old. I’m looking forward to the new season of LOST. I’m still working on weight loss and succeeding! I’m merging my old database so soon my archives will hold posts from years back. I’m…I’m…I’m trying to get it all out – feel an urgency to write it all down, to record.

Join me for 2010.
I’m so glad to be back with you.

Y'ALL APPARENTLY HAVE THINGS TO SAY, CUZ

45 have spoken up.

mamalang

I am so glad you are back, and I can’t wait to hear about all of this and more. It’s nice to read how someone else feels and thinks about the things in life that are so dear to me, and you always seem to hit on exactly what I need to hear.

And I want to keep supporting you in your weight loss :)

Lisa Baldwin

Welcome Back! I’m glad I wasn’t the only one that stepped away for a while! Can’t wait to read more!

Darc

Welcome back! You’ve been missed :)

Learning to knit is a blessing and a bane, it can keep you busy during unplanned down times. But it can also start a love affair with fiber :) (not that it’s a bad thing, but can become an expensive!!

I would recommend scouting out your local city and seeing if they have a knitting group. I recently moved back home and that was the first thing I did. It introduced me to a whole new set of wonderful woman!

TallyMichelle

I am so glad you’re back to. Is there a way to subscribe to Emelie’s blog? I’m really enjoying it!
Can’t wait to catch up.

Angela

Yahoo, I’ve seen more frequent posts but was keeping expectations down in case you weren’t fully back (whatever that means). I thought the house looked different in pictures you have posted and am glad you guys have moved and are enjoying it. I’m glad you’ve been able to find balance!

Sue at nobaddays

So glad you’re back too, Heather, and looking forward to hearing all about it. But take your time. The Internets, we love you. But we are not worth stressing getting out of balance over.

Second, I have just started on a sew along using the book “One Yard Wonders” … and discovered the related easy-knit book “One Skein wonders” … might like to check it out if you want to learn to knit. I’m gonna try it out next. Haven’t knitted in years!

Sue at nobaddays

And yeah. I stepped away last year too for a while. So glad I did. http://bit.ly/7RMuKF

Amie aka MammaLoves

Max & Lily are adorable! And I’m so glad to have you back!!

Aunt Betty

So glad you are back Heather. You know how much I enjoy keeping up with you and your family. Good luck with the knitting . . . sorry I can’t help you there! Love ya!

Valerie

I am so looking forward to reading you again. I have missed you. Welcome back.

jacque

i am so glad you’re back too. i’ve missed you terribly. how is it that we make these connections across the internet…connections that we aren’t even aware we’ve made? how is it that we become a special part of the lives of people we may never meet, and they to us? i don’t know “how” this all happens but i am so glad that it has happened and brought you and your world into mine. HUGS!

bethany actually

Knitting!? What about crocheting? ;-)

I know what you mean about having so much that you want to write about and not quite knowing where to start. I’m going through a small patch of that right now.

Did I mention that we’re probably going to visit Troy’s mom and stepdad in south TX on our drive back east when we move in February?

Tracey

totally new here! i don’t capitalize online. don’t read blogs or write blogs but i was looking at info on pioneer woman regarding photography and homeschooling and stumbled onto you. i think i might start paying attention to this blog stuff…i am a part-time photographer…i once was a homeschooling mom. we decided to try public school this year…we both have enjoyed it but now dd says she wants to homeschool next year again (4th grade)…because i think it is best i will do it…but i need to get my heart back into it….this is what i will be working on the rest of this school year.

Inna

Welcome back!

Marcie

Glad to have you back!

Kate

So, so glad you’re back Heather. Truly, you’ve always been an inspiration and a joy to me personally and I’m thrilled to be able to share in your life again. I love your attitude, your sense of humor, your love of life & your family, your spirituality….I love it all. Always a treat and a blessing to hear your take on things.

Can’t wait to get caught up!

Naomi

i’m currently taking a break from doing much in the way of blogging. it feels good to not feel obligated to fill space with something that i don’t have to spare. in the nonce i’ve opened an etsy store, am ignoring my grad studies but shouldn’t and am working full time.

i’m glad your back. i love your style and missed you while you were gone.

Sarah

Another one who missed you while you were gone:) I am not subscribed to a read feeder either so I just come over here every once in a while to see “hey, is she back yet?!” I am SO upset to hear about Bruno, when I saw the pics of the (most adorable) new yorkies, I wondered what happened to that gentle giant but was afraid to ask/know. I am sorry for your loss, I know how much he meant to you guys. Looking forward to hearing about all the rest of it, as well, and glad you found what you were looking for in your “sabbatical”

TheAngelForever

Welcome back! So glad to hear that things are going well with the kids. Happy almost Anniversary and have a wonderful week away with your husband.. As a knitter, I say go for it!

redheadkate

As with everyone else, I am glad you are back. I understand the overwhelmed feelings. It’s funny because I have so much to say but when I try, I can’t get my words out – on paper or in person. So for me, instead of blogging about how both of my sisters are pregnant (one good situation, one bad one), I found myself posting a silly picture of a pregnancy parking place and not saying anything about what is really going on. Maybe I will have to try your approach of short sections about lots of different things. Then I can expand on those ideas later.

Thanks for sharing with us.

Elda @ Peace-inthe-Storm

Yay! You’re coming back!! I look forward to catching up on everything that has happened in the last year with y’all. :)

Shawn/Lifeatbuttercupfarm

I am always so thrilled when I visit OMSH and see a new picture, read a new story, and learn a little more about you! I can’t wait to see what you have to say. xoxox

shizzknits

Welcome back!!!! It’s always hard to start blogging again after an absence…like you said, it seems to be “too much” to say!

Glad to see you again, and I’m looking forward to seeing more posts!

Angella

I MISSED you when you were gone and I’m so HAPPY that you’re back. Hooray for OMSH!

BeachMama

Funny, you took a break just when I was getting to ‘know’ you. You always have so much wonderful to share, I enjoy your blog and look forward to future posts when you feel like putting them up there.

Jen Wilson

I missed you :)

Milk & Honey Mommy

Heather,

Thank you for coming out of your selfish hiatus! There was absolutely no reason for you to lead me on and then stop blogging because of personal issues. Seriously, I’m so glad that you’re back! I found you (via Pioneer Woman) and really enjoyed your homeschool posts. I even linked to your old posts and read them every once in a while w/hope that you would guest post more often. I’ll take the “dregs of your mind” (I hope I don’t regret it), but would really enjoy reading about your continued homeschool happenings. I’ve also enjoyed your blogging tips. Get yourself together FAST, blog for us, and figure out the rest later.

Mommy Cracked

I can’t wait to hear every stinkin’ bit of it! Welcome back!

Sue

welcome back… I to am looking forward to reading the whole nine yards…all of the good, the bad, and the ugly.

~S~

Keith Davis

Hi Heather
Good to have you back.
Guess I started my Wordpress journey via this site, using Cpanel, backing up, changing file permissions… all the actual how to do things.

Hope you will find time for a few wordpress posts.

OMSH

Y’all are all syrupy sweet and I thank the Lord for it!

jamie

Okay, I feel all teary and such! I have so missed your blogging, and can’t believe that I didn’t know you had started again!!

Best wishes, can’t wait to see what comes in 2010!

Erica

I can’t wait to hear what you have to say (in detail) on all of those subjects! You write so well and have such a sweet heart for those around you. It will be a blessing to read what you write in the future!

Linda

Hi Heather!

You don’t know me, but I’ve stopped by OMSH every now and again, in hope that you were writing.

I’ve learned a lot from your WordPress posts, and really hope you’ll have time for WordPress Wednesdays – no pressure! :) I keep print-outs of your posts, ‘Back-up Your Database’, C-panel and ‘Ditch Your Training Wheels” sitting next to my computer and have followed them to the letter.

Welcome back!

Jaynette

I, too, am glad you are back. I found you through my SIL, SAJ, and have missed your voice.

I would love to mentor you if you as serious about knitting. I borrowed every book I could find at the library and re-connected with yarn and needles.

Mrs. Flinger

I’ll read anything from you, my dear, but I really love how you “found the balance between work and life.” I’m still looking for that balance. I can appreciate anyone who works toward that and finds it. :)

Welcome back, Heather! You’re missed. XO

MissCaron

I’m glad you’re back, too! I can’t wait to read all about it!

cc

Woo-hoo!!

Tami

Love that you are coming back. MIssed you and would love to read anything you post. Do you still have your chickens?

followingtheroad

Oh you’re back! Wheee! Hello again!

jessica

I’m missing you tonight – missing the old days when we were online working (though not missing all the difficult imbalance crazy stuff). Wish I lived down the street ’cause I would come over and make you scratch the hives I can’t reach.

xo

Shannon

I’m so glad you’re back!

Robin~

oooh, just when I’d been wondering how you’ve been, the VeryMom mentions you =)

Now, how do I subscribe to this here bloggy of yours so that I don’t miss anything important?

jamie

So, ya tease us with all this fabulous future blog fodder, and then abandon us? Yeesh! :P

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