Disclaimer: I’ve decided to write about loss because of a comment I received when everything first happened. “I’m sorry people don’t really talk about this stuff, because I think that makes it ever harder”. I completely agree, and so I want to be part of the solution. Blogging is about reaching out and sharing experiences. It is…
Doing It All
Beautiful Chaos
So, I’ve been doing this Project 365 thing over on my photography blog where I take one photo a day for a year. On Tuesday, I took a photo of a shelf in our house that is supposed to hold some of Cameron’s books and toys in our kitchen. The purpose of my photo was to…
Twenty-Five with Smooth Legs
The baby’s getting sleepy. I’d better heat up a bottle. Man, I hope that bottle would hurry up and heat up. He’s getting cranky. Finally. Warm milk. Happy, resting baby in my arms. Bottle’s empty. Baby’s in bed. Fussy. Just fall asleep. Shhhh. You and I both know that you’re tired. You’d be…
Photo Slide Show: Yum, Valentine’s Day
(click the photo to be taken to the slide show) Laura (@LauraORourke) is a photographer who lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia. A wife to Dan and a mother to Cameron, she spends her free time blogging and reading. Her blog finds its home at http://miraclesofamily.blogspot.com. Her photography can be found at http://www.olalaphotography.com.
O o O o O
Last night, I found myself cradling a box of banana flavoured Cheerios, stuffing my hand in, grabbing fistfuls and popping each Cheerio into my mouth one by one. All of a sudden, I kind of felt like my son. I don’t normally find myself stuffing my face with Cheerios, but last night I was feeling particularly not…
Working Won’t Work
I’m a Stay-at-Home-Mom at heart. Realistically though, I’m a working Mom. And I go back to work in less than a month. When Cameron was first born, my husband and I looked at our finances and tried to find a way for me to stay at home with Cameron. Unfortunately, it just wasn’t feasible. It…
Champions
I’m sitting here with the hubby watching the Superbowl. I don’t really have a stake in this game, but there is one team that I am rooting for. Let me explain. When I was dating, I quickly learned to keep my mouth shut when my boyfriend was annoying me. Often, a frustration within my relationship…
You Are Not Alone
Yesterday, I missed my weekly bible study. I typically enjoy my Monday mornings. I am blessed with a reason to get out of the house, delicious treats and coffee, friendship and good conversation with women, and a spiritual boost. As much as I dread going back to work because I have leave Cameron with someone…
Three Things
I have some announcements to make. It totally doesn’t make for good blog reading, but hopefully it will be informative and help you find other good things. First of all, I am very excited to announce that I have launched my photography company O La La! Photography by Laura O’Rourke. I will be primarily doing photography…
Level-Womanship
There is something that annoys me. I mean, it really gets at me, right under the skin. It makes me want to scream and sigh and roll my eyes and snap people out of it any way I can. Have you ever met someone who is a one-upper? I’m sure you have. Every story you…
Sleep in Heavenly Peace
Peace. Peace is a word that evokes the flickering of a flame at a Christmas Eve service or the crisp newness of the freshly fallen snow draped over the lawn or a Silent Night. Christmas is peaceful. Except when it isn’t. Peace might be one of the last words I would use to describe this…
