About Me
I am a “forty something” stay at home mother with an abundant life! Before I got married and had kids, I worked as a music therapist for several years in Chicago’s inpatient psychiatric hospitals. I then moved to residential group homes managing creative arts and recreation programming, which was an amazing experience. In that time of my life, I learned and grew to know the pain and suffering of so many people. It was incredibly fulfilling to be a part of their healing.
I then moved to Columbus, Ohio to live near my sister and her family. I started my own business teaching music in various private schools and home school co-ops, meeting wonderful children and parents! I stopped teaching a few years ago, as I realized the ever- growing need to focus on caring for my children. The burden of their medical ailments was consuming and I felt compelled to provide my total attention to them.
I am currently spending my days running my kids to and from school,spending time with friends, writing, volunteering, and I serve in many ministries at church. I host a women’s group in my home as well as a wonderful church small group. I try to keep up with my ever growing and changing kids as best I can while keeping the house in some sort of order! My greatest joy and fulfillment is having nourishing and loving relationships in my life. I am deeply blessed to spend most of my time with many different amazing people, and I have found the same to be true in this great blogosphere! For that, I am so grateful.
How did I start this blog? Well, I have been working on a diary for each of my children since the moment I was pregnant with them. I have been writing for years and thought I should “venture” into a new venue as my dear husband encouraged me to start this blog. I love to connect with people and especially love to look at and reflect on life circumstances with humor and inspiration. My hope is to touch people in any way I can, and shine a little light in their world through my writing…
SO lovely to meet you,
Chris
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I’ve adopted your website for quite a lengthy time and truly can inform that your subject material content typically show to become of a substantial value and top quality for readers.
Thank you!
I am hungry to read more…to laugh, to see those funny images…keep the sunshine flowing. What else do you have to do? LOL Love you
OH how sweet and inspiring!!! Love you too!!! (And miss you!)
Gettin on it SOOOOOON! I miss writing! Been crazy crazy busy, and sick! Ugh….
Just stumbled upon your site searching for a recipe(of all things). Love it, your style so I will be following you! Thanks for sharing the real stuff of life!
Mom of 4,
Roberta
Oh how fantastic!! Mom of FOUR!! Maybe you can be a guest blogger and share some of your “mom-wisdom” with us all!! Thanks so much for your comment…so glad you will be following me!
Love it
Good. Because you married it! Hee hee….
I made it!!!!!
Well look at you!!!
Hi
Nice to be here,
I am here via Michell
i read your post there
and back here to read
more. Hey, How to follow?
i added my id for intimation
Would like to be back to read more
Have a wonderful time ahead
Keep inform
Best Regards
Phil
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Thank you for coming back to read more, Philip!! I am so very glad to have you and looking forward to your company here at my site. I hope you saw the email subscription sidebar, if you still have trouble I can always sign you up! All I need is your email address. So glad you will be joining me.
Great about me!
You do shine your light!
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Oh you are so kind Adrienne! Thanks so much for that encouragement and for reading my “about me”!!!
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Hi! I’m visiting via Faith Blogger Network on fb. I am a mom of 5 kids, 2 biological and 3 adopted. One of our adopted daughters went to a residential treatment facility for sexually abused kids so I know the importance of helping others. I commend you on your profession, both previously and now with your family. Ours has been both a joyous and heartbreaking story. I hope you’ll visiting Marty’s Musings and we have a chance to connect.
Blessings,
Marty
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Oh I am just so glad you shared your story and I can only imagine all you have been through in your journey with those precious children. I will most definitely love to connect and learn more about your experience and your faith! Surely, this will be a blessing to get to know each other Marty!
Hi Chris – I nominated you for a Liebster Award.
You probably have way more followers than this little award requires but I thought you deserved it anyway. http://wp.me/p1qcrl-1yK
oxox
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AW!!!!! I am SO HONORED!!!! I probably have a lot less than you think and certainly my numbers will probably fit the bill for this award if I remember correctly… I have seen it around! Thank you SO MUCH Stephanie!! What do I do now? (Not a clue)
You’re welcome
You don’t have to do anything. Just know that you are appreciated. Or you could pass it on. Check out my post for the image if you would like to spread the love.
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Found my way here through a blog party of all things! I really love this ‘about me’ and congratulations on your book! Following you, now! Hope you’ll stop by my page, too, when you get a chance! http://www.parentwin.com/2013/04/ultimate-blog-party-2013.html
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Thank you SO much for stopping by!! I will surely come visit you. I kinda messed up on the linky party- didn’t follow the rules, and was honestly too lazy to change it. LOL
nice to meet you! thanks for stopping by earlier. then i saw your comment over at ateachable mom and thought, it’s meant to be! i need to visit!
It IS meant to be!!! I’ve seen you “around”‘ so much…and love your blog!!! SO glad you stopped by!!!
I’m late! I’m late! I’m stopping by from the UBP13. I hope you stop by our party for a slice of warm banana bread and cold milk.
Hugs,
Cathi
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