Living is a whole new adventure when you suddenly find yourself alone, widowed and the mother of four young boys a lot like their Dad.

I Love You
Boys Janae Thompson Boys Janae Thompson

I Love You

I’m standing in my bathroom, brushing my teeth. I think I’m alone and I feel alone. The kind of alone that feels lonely. I look toward the doorway and this little tiny human has appeared, startling me just a bit because he was so quiet.

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Stop Waiting
Janae Janae Thompson Janae Janae Thompson

Stop Waiting

I have some quiet time, but I never know how much.  I’m sitting here in my office, the one I designed.  Many things I could/should be doing, but I sit here.  I have a few minutes of precious quiet time with nothing to distract or interrupt.

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Back To A Place We’d Been Before
Boys, Grant, Janae Janae Thompson Boys, Grant, Janae Janae Thompson

Back To A Place We’d Been Before

I had an oddly familiar feeling as I walked the grounds of this hotel.  Why did I feel as if I’d been there?  We had just made a pit stop on our 10 hour drive to visit Grant’s brother and his family.  A potty break for little boys and stretching for mom.  Now that I road trip as a lone parent and the only driver with 4 little boys, I like to take my time. I make lots of stops to enjoy the journey with boys, kind of like what I’m trying to do in life now anyway.

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