We Roquemore

Posted by Lee Anne on Nov 19, 2011

Dreams

{Written Jun 18, 2011.} John Roquemore inspired me to take a look at the daily writing prompts being posted over here. This one by Michael Rad caught my attention. Abide in the simple and noble regions of thy life, obey thy heart. – Ralph Waldo Emerson Write down your top three dreams. Now write down what’s holding you back from them. First, about why this one caught my attention so: I need...

Posted by John on Nov 16, 2011

In a dream

One of my longest running struggles in life has been “guy stuff” (this is what Lee Anne and I used to call porn, before we decided that made it sound okay). When I was younger it started with nervous curiosity but I was never bold enough to try anything with real girls so I found ways to satisfy my curiosity otherwise. Over time I continued to struggle against the urge to give myself this...

Posted by John on Jun 13, 2011

Five Years Advice: Both Ways

Five Years Advice Writing prompt: “What would you say to the person you were five years ago? What will you say to the person you’ll be in five years?” by Corbett Barr Join the #Trust30 project on the Self Reliance Commitment Form Five years ago: I was 21. I was single. I was childless. Five years ago I was neck deep in a high school/college relationship and making really bad financial...

Posted by Lee Anne on May 3, 2011

Jesus changes everything.

One of the foundations for my world view when it comes to every aspect of life is that Jesus changes everything. It’s radical that he would tell people to love their enemies. 27“But to you who are listening I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, 28bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. 29 If someone slaps you on one cheek, turn to them the other also. If...

Posted by Lee Anne on Apr 11, 2011

Hopin’ & wishin’

This is a fun little post. It’s a list of things I’d like. Be it actual stuff, or an idea/project/goal/dream. + How falling in love is like owning a dog. An autographed letter pressed poem from my favourite poet. {Also, just about anything from that page, because I can’t seem to get enough of his poetry.} + A water filter for our home. Because bottled water is garbage. Literally. And...

Posted by Lee Anne on Dec 12, 2010

Homemade Deodorant

As some of you may know, I’ve been venturing into some fun little crafty projects in my nesting phase. Some of these have just been fun crafts {which I hope to post to the blog soon…} But others have been really practical. Like this one. I’ve been putting it off for about 4 months, but this weekend, after an almost 3 mile long walk that we hoped would encourage this “overdue”...