Sutton Faith

First off, I apologize to everyone for my hiatus from blogging.  Obviously, I had a baby, and I’ve taken a few weeks just to focus on her when I have quiet moments alone.  It’s been eight weeks now, though, and I’ve been itching to write again.  So I’m going to start off by simply telling Sutton’s birth story.  I have each of my children’s birth story written down somewhere, and I love to be able to go back and remember the details that become fuzzy over time.  Also, with each pregnancy, it was fun to look back and see how my doctor appointments went, how dilated I was (or wasn’t), and wonder if the current birth would go like the ones before.  This, however, will be my last birth story…

Half The Pillow

As I sit here, still awaiting the imminent birth of Baby (#4) “Button”, I have my last baby on my mind.  Maclane was #3, and he was supposed to be the last baby.  I think, because of that, I’ve seen him as a ‘baby’ much longer than the other two.  Of course, in reality, he’s very much a big boy now.  He is three years and three months old, and he talks up a storm.  Sometimes, only I can understand his continuous monologue, but he keeps on all the same.  During the day, Maclane is independent, assertive, and curious.  He has something to do all the time.  At night, however, he is Mama’s baby.

Lady in Waiting

Yes, yes, I know.  The title of this post is also the title of a popular Christian book for girls about remaining a virgin until marriage.  That is absolutely not, however, what I intend to write about today.  Although I think the message of that book is wonderful, I think it’s clear that, for me, that ship has sailed.  Ten years after getting married, however, I find myself a different kind of ‘lady in waiting’.

Welcome to Unscripted!

If I had a dollar for every time I’ve restarted this blog, I’d have….three dollars. Still, three is a lot of times to reboot a blog. I was starting to feel like I should just put it out of its misery. Just let it die the natural death for which it seemed doomed. But…I’m not a quitter. So, here I go again.

Each time I’ve restarted this blog, I’ve had a different vision. At first, I thought it might be a “mom blog.” After all, I have four kids. But there are so many of those out there, and their content is much better than anything I have to say on that topic. I considered going with a spiritual blog, but that just seemed really heavy. I even considered doing an uplifting, “Chicken Soup for the Soul” type blog. However, if you’ve met me, you know I’m more of a “sarcastic comment” type person. So, I felt like I would end up snarking about my own blog.

So, where did I land?

I’m going to talk about hot topics. Current events. Things we argue about on Facebook. I’m not going to rant and rave like a “Karen” on steroids. Although, my given name is Karen. I’m going to approach each topic with the goal of being accurate and relevant. However, I’m also going to try to inject my wry sense of humor into each post. Hopefully you’ll laugh. And, hopefully, we’ll start to see some of these issues from another point of view.

In addition to the written blog, because I know some of you despise reading, I will be posting a video version of each update to my YouTube channel, “Unscripted.” A new blog post will go up every Sunday, and the corresponding vlog post will go up on Monday.

Finally, you’ll notice that, no matter what issue I cover or on which side of the aisle I fall, I will use “we” instead of “I” and “you.” This is because we really are one big “we.” That might sound like a hippie, “We Are the World” way to look at things. But it’s true. We are all different. But we are “we.” And I believe the first step in bridging the divide is to remember that.

And now, on with the blog.

*The first few entries were written before this (2021) revamp.

Welcome to my blog!

If I had a dollar for every time I’ve restarted this blog, I’d have….three dollars. Still, three is a lot of times to reboot a blog. I was starting to feel like I should just put it out of its misery. Just let it die the natural death for which it seemed doomed. But…I’m not a quitter. So, here I go again.

Each time I’ve restarted this blog, I’ve had a different vision. At first, I thought it might be a “mom blog.” After all, I have four kids. But there are so many of those out there, and their content is much better than anything I have to say on that topic. I considered going with a spiritual blog, but that just seemed really heavy. I even considered doing an uplifting, “Chicken Soup for the Soul” type blog. However, if you’ve met me, you know I’m more of a “sarcastic comment” type person. So, I felt like I would end up snarking about my own blog.

So, where did I land?

I’m going to talk about hot topics. Current events. Things we argue about on Facebook. I’m not going to rant and rave like a “Karen” on steroids. Although, my given name is Karen. I’m going to approach each topic with the goal of being accurate and relevant. However, I’m also going to try to inject my wry sense of humor into each post. Hopefully you’ll laugh. And, hopefully, we’ll start to see some of these issues from another point of view.

In addition to the written blog, because I know some of you despise reading, I will be posting a video version of each update to my YouTube channel, “Unscripted.” A new blog post will go up every Sunday, and the corresponding vlog post will go up on Monday.

Finally, you’ll notice that, no matter what issue I cover or on which side of the aisle I fall, I will use “we” instead of “I” and “you.” This is because we really are one big “we.” That might sound like a hippie, “We Are the World” way to look at things. But it’s true. We are all different. But we are “we.” And I believe the first step in bridging the divide is to remember that.

And now, on with the blog.

*The first few entries were written before this (2021) revamp.