tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7070899434981664008.comments2023-04-13T01:50:26.059-07:00Live Art.fullyJenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07810736265869305528noreply@blogger.comBlogger1098125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7070899434981664008.post-55685532782252278492022-12-22T04:06:10.112-08:002022-12-22T04:06:10.112-08:00Niice blog thanks for postingNiice blog thanks for postingMasonry Richmondhttps://www.brick-masons.com/us/bricklaying-virginia/masonry-richmond.shtmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7070899434981664008.post-40986563287031166322022-05-29T13:47:39.589-07:002022-05-29T13:47:39.589-07:00Thank you for shaaringThank you for shaaringCaiden Chttps://www.caidencraig.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7070899434981664008.post-55354578935820074802014-05-19T04:41:31.420-07:002014-05-19T04:41:31.420-07:00My child has proved to me that kids cope very well...My child has proved to me that kids cope very well with their parents' weaknesses. Be they temperamental or physical. They cope. But we inevitably feel the guilt. My personal solution is to fill time as much as I can with what I can do with my son or not. And I'm lucky my son is quite happy to be an only child because another kid is not a valid option.Nolwennnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7070899434981664008.post-44518491894071412672014-05-19T04:34:40.129-07:002014-05-19T04:34:40.129-07:00Hi, nice blog. I went through this. My situation i...Hi, nice blog. I went through this. My situation is very close to yours: I have AS. A severe form. I'm taking Enbrel medication every week. I use art journaling to go through the bad and good times. I walk with a cane when I can't have my medication which is often.Nolwennnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7070899434981664008.post-13924372744474438262014-05-16T22:19:26.527-07:002014-05-16T22:19:26.527-07:00Hello Jennifer, I too have A.S. I was only diagno...Hello Jennifer, I too have A.S. I was only diagnosed a little over a year ago. Something that helps me through my flare is a kind word from a loved one. Love your site...Donna Brelinskinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7070899434981664008.post-32873010653267184812014-02-18T18:38:10.242-08:002014-02-18T18:38:10.242-08:00Thank you for this post, Jen. I've said it bef...Thank you for this post, Jen. I've said it before, but I'll say it again - you really have been a tremendous inspiration to me. I can relate to everything you're saying and you give me courage. <br /><br />You're right that acceptance is profoundly important, and it has proven to be an ongoing struggle for me. I try to resist comparing myself and my abilities to anyone else's. I find myself worrying more about my future; worrying that somehow I'll end up giving less to my loved ones. You show me that love is always possible and that there is beauty in even the simplest things (such as the sun on your back that you spoke of the other day). <br /><br />Thank you for being you and for having the courage to tell your story...we are all better for it xoxoxmklaub86noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7070899434981664008.post-43106645167530050532014-02-17T17:08:13.760-08:002014-02-17T17:08:13.760-08:00Good to see you write with vulnerability and with ...Good to see you write with vulnerability and with strength - which, I believe are synonymous in this case. :-) You know, I don't think the acceptance process is ever really fully complete. Nor do I think the grieving process is. It's a journey, no doubt, of circles upon circles. I have learned to not be so disappointed by myself when I find myself revisiting things I thought longs since surrendered to. Just knowing this makes those days more bearable and less devastating. Sometimes its the simplest thing that brings me to what feels like the beginning. A broken plan, a summer day spent in bed, the smell of spring, the passing of a jogger... But oh, how good acceptance feels. True acceptance. There's a peace to it. I wish you this peace my dearest of friends. I truly wish you this deep, deep peace.Theresa Johnsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7070899434981664008.post-61233823833633271752014-02-17T16:43:10.732-08:002014-02-17T16:43:10.732-08:00A doctor my family was very fond of has AS. He ha...A doctor my family was very fond of has AS. He had to give up his practice he was so ill. After a cervical neck fusion, a hip replacement, infusion treatments, he was too ill. His brother has it too, but it showed itself in symptoms at a younger age. It made up for lost time in our dr. I'm sad for all who have this horrible disease, especially those who don't have God in their lives.Janetnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7070899434981664008.post-72062416863916583202014-02-17T14:18:42.431-08:002014-02-17T14:18:42.431-08:00"Artfully" said. I started my blog, The ..."Artfully" said. I started my blog, The CPPD Deposition Disease Blog as a road to acceptance for myself. Thanks for you take and I wish you well....<br /><br />http://mylifewithcppd.blogspot.com/2013/10/living-with-cppd-deposition-disease.htmlBart Connors Szczarbanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7070899434981664008.post-15259600343918698092013-12-06T22:40:19.168-08:002013-12-06T22:40:19.168-08:00Those second chances are our saving grace some day...Those second chances are our saving grace some days, huh? I have need of them quite often. It's beautiful when we have that feeling of it being "right." <br />Thanks! Loved this!Keinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7070899434981664008.post-60954487471413584472013-10-16T00:13:36.786-07:002013-10-16T00:13:36.786-07:00Hi Beth, I sure do! Lined or unlined sketchbooks. ...Hi Beth, I sure do! Lined or unlined sketchbooks. I've even done a Moleskine cover. Thanks for your comment, happy to have you here!Jenniferhttp://livelifeartfully.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7070899434981664008.post-62908412441747190912013-10-15T12:51:38.086-07:002013-10-15T12:51:38.086-07:00Thank you for sharing these encouraging, life-givi...Thank you for sharing these encouraging, life-giving, grace-filled, and affirming words today.Rachel Lundyhttp://www.cranberryteatime.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7070899434981664008.post-30758139059753275812013-10-11T20:45:00.727-07:002013-10-11T20:45:00.727-07:00Hi Jennifer,
I love this: "Loving the ordin...Hi Jennifer,<br /><br />I love this: "Loving the ordinary is a way we can love God -- to give weight and gratitude for every moment."<br /><br /><br />I just posted something about being thankful as a cure for the grumbles (which I have had a case of lately). Those "small foxes" that like to spoil our vines...often when we think they are ordinary and don't tend them (with thankfulness) like we should. <br /><br /><br /><br />Thanks for sharing!<br /><br /><br />Blessings,<br />Selena @ glencampbellclan.blogspot.comSelena Campbellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7070899434981664008.post-51621501716117120742013-10-11T15:52:52.596-07:002013-10-11T15:52:52.596-07:00Hi Jennifer,
Thanks for reminding me to stop and...Hi Jennifer, <br /> Thanks for reminding me to stop and look at my everyday life in a different light. These 'mundane' days are what make up our amazing lives.Danielle Rogersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7070899434981664008.post-5281180520094716332013-09-23T18:13:48.949-07:002013-09-23T18:13:48.949-07:00Hurray for oatmeal, and penguin books mug, and rai...Hurray for oatmeal, and penguin books mug, and rain! Boo to costochondritis, don't come again another day!<br />Challenges in our day: <br />--hard to get going for both of us<br />--having to leave a beloved stuffed toy at school for the night<br />--an unavoidable errand with a tired child<br />--dog getting soaked because I'm not used to putting on her raincoat before we step out our door. <br />Good things in our day: <br />--a free clock for our kitchen wall<br />--aching and fatigue not as extreme as the last few days<br />--even though his playing still doesn't look like I would expect, realizing just how much progress the boy has made in piano in the last year<br />--finding a new way to learn spelling words that is hopefully more effective<br />--him being able to tell us that reading through colored glasses is easier WAHOO!<br />--hearing that my backordered contact lenses have come in<br />--looking forward to quiet reading at the county library<br />~WendyWendynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7070899434981664008.post-73042419172701437642013-09-23T13:48:07.218-07:002013-09-23T13:48:07.218-07:00"Life goes on and it is beautiful"....in..."Life goes on and it is beautiful"....indeed. Thank you. :-)johnsontm66noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7070899434981664008.post-81853365226248037122013-09-20T20:43:09.483-07:002013-09-20T20:43:09.483-07:00I think this is so true. While sketching, waterco...I think this is so true. While sketching, watercolors, oils and such really used to be my thing, I kind of abandoned them when I started sewing. I've always drawn and doodled for my kids, tho. When J started the playhouse business almost four years ago, he couldn't draw to save himself, and he's actually learned to be quite good at it. Our kids have picked that all up by default. Some of them definitely have it "in their blood" as far as talent, but they all draw, paint, sketch and doodle because it's a big thing their daddy and I both do a lot of. We didn't actually think to encourage them to be artistic or to express themselves that way. It just happened, but it is something really special about our family that we love. And now we encourage it as much as possible!Aprilnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7070899434981664008.post-57288008892252180192013-09-20T20:03:15.873-07:002013-09-20T20:03:15.873-07:00Also, one more thing: I think you'll enjoy thi...Also, one more thing: I think you'll enjoy this blog post, if you haven't already seen it making the rounds on Facebook. :)<br /><br />http://busymockingbird.com/2013/08/27/collaborating-with-a-4-year-old/Beckynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7070899434981664008.post-61521503241046826252013-09-20T20:00:16.955-07:002013-09-20T20:00:16.955-07:00Thank you. :) I'm amazed that you were not ar...Thank you. :) I'm amazed that you were not artistic all your life, and now I'm inspired to try. <br /><br />My 4-year-old (the oldest) has an easel; one side has paper and the other a chalkboard. She received a collection of art supplies from a great-aunt who loved a quote I posted from my daughter on Facebook: "I want to be an arter!" (she meant artist), so now she owns watercolours, paintbrushes, a sketchpad, and more. One of the first items I purchased for her church quiet bag was a large spiral sketch pad and some Crayons. She has a giant box of random Crayons - most of them broken with the paper peeled off - that she keeps in her room with colouring books and blank paper for her to use at her leisure. And until we moved in June I was trying to do a craft every week or so with her in the evening after work.<br /><br /><br />So it's not as though I've been avoiding art or ignoring her need to experience it...I just don't know how to participate in it with her like I see you do with your girls. I love that you can create together with your daughters and I want to get to that point with mine. I think we're headed the right direction...mine are just younger. :)<br /><br /><br />Thank you SO much for sharing your journey and thoughts on making creative outlets available to your children and the whole family. I think I've had your same philosophy all along...I'd just never put it into words.Beckynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7070899434981664008.post-74725270371408654692013-09-19T07:53:08.582-07:002013-09-19T07:53:08.582-07:00Thanks for the encouragement!Thanks for the encouragement!Lisa Arredondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7070899434981664008.post-32185856793120689612013-09-19T07:27:44.115-07:002013-09-19T07:27:44.115-07:00Great post!Great post!RA Guynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7070899434981664008.post-70946227277540292542013-07-22T19:35:22.490-07:002013-07-22T19:35:22.490-07:00I have recently been diagnosed with AS after 7 mon...I have recently been diagnosed with AS after 7 months of iliac inflammation. Its still sinking in and I am trying to know more about it. I haven't yet come across such a clear and honest blog. 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