I think I got it! *Link Corrected*

Hey all, I started a new blog Jennifer Unraveled I think I have the vision now. It will feature more video (like today) and more about my work than me and my inner workings (although I'm helpless to sharing about that from time to time.) I started with a video that's 100% unedited and I'm 100% not made up, yikes! I hope you like it and visit me there :)

See you soon!

One word spoken...

with inner peace is worth more than a thousand spoken in turmoil. Time given to hear that voice is never wasted...my verision of a Henri Nouwen quote :)Hey guys! My introverted self is calling me to be quiet and just create for a while so I'm finally going to listen. I'll still be posting to facebook (to the right for the fanpage or look me up, Jennifer Davis, to be my friend, that would be awesome!). I'm working on a website at moonfruit, (we'll see how that goes) and I'll update once I figure out where this blog is going or if it's time for a new direction. Things are changing, all for the good and I can't wait to see where I'm going and I hope you'll meet me there once I land :)

I'll be visiting you guys because you're awesome and really speak to my soul! So see you at your e-house and my wishes for wonderful new directions, good fortune, happy dreams to come true, the sun shining on your face, the wind at your back, and the rain falling soft (I think the last four prhases are an Irish or Scottish blessing, I heard it in a song) *waves wand with tons of glitter, suns, soft winds, and healing rain*

Sorry about the high drama self-portrait, lol! I have been terrible about uploading good pics lately (including my two tomatoes, one of which I ate and it was dE-licious, the other became a fried green tomato and my mom loved it so much she posted about it on facebook!)

Delay of Rain

Blogging has been more challenging these days because work and life have picked up speed, and for now, our lap top has to connect to the internet through the basement. The good thing is that it keeps me focused on family (and knitting) :) Anyhow, I have a picture of my corn! I have about 9 of these growing strong, 10+ tomatoes, and even the bell peppers are budding again! (I have lettuce and lavender in the works, but they are touch and go.) It was supposed to rain today, but the weatherman says it might be another two days now. I'm disappointed because the veggies really plump up after a good rain...

I also have a pic of the guitars the kids played at my son's camp

Aren't they beautiful? He's still talking about that camp in between sitting in the laundry basket (his boat) and watching Indiana Jones on VHS from the library!

Oh well, I hope to get some balance soon so I can sit down and write and visit like I'm used to. All things in time though. I feel happy and blessed, it's finally sinking in that these two things have very little to do with what's happening around me. The good things outside are just the icing on the cake!

I hope all is well inside and that there's all sorts of happy icing :) *waves wand with yummy icing*

I saw it with my own two eyes

Saturday was my husband's b-day and it was so fun! I forgot candles so he had a 34 on his cake (left over from my day) so a couple of people clapped twice for the extra years during the birthday song. I also got his length and waist measurements mixed up so I bought him some really cute, but badly fitting shorts, lol. I didn't forget the love though, so it turned out to be a good day :) He had so much fun with his buddy, I love to see him laugh like that.I've seen so much with my own two eyes lately...

The first was a sweet-looking woman who hugged a grocery store clerk as she walked into the store. Her hair was thin and whispy, but her voice was strong,"I'm in remission." She sounded proud and relieved. He replied just as proudly, "Oh yeah?" She then responded "Yep, I'm cancer-free!" I wondered how I got so lucky to hear that and I said a little prayer that this will be true for all of the rest of her life...that she will be cancer-free.

The second thing I witnessed was a man walking, into a different grocery store, this Sunday. He had his arm lovingly and supportively draped over the shoulders of a woman who looked like she had been sick or in recovery from an illness. Her steps were slow, her body slightly hunched, and it seemed that he might have been helping to hold her up. As I approached the couple, I noticed that he was singing to her, and as I passed them, I saw her face, and surmised by the paralyzed right half that she might have had a stroke. I imagined that he was singing because she was still with him and really because he seemed to just love her. I felt so lucky to be a witness to such love.

There were other things too, but then I'd be writing all day! What amazing things have you seen and heard lately? My wishes that we all witness the amazingness that is around us! *waves wand with eyes and ears ready to take in the beauty*.

Woosh!

Yesterday was "Festival Day" at my son's camp. To celebrate the end of a successful summer, the kids put on a little show of all that they had learned over the past six weeks. My little person played "This Old Man" on guitar, and another song on drums with his class. He seemed to get a kick out of being able to strum while looking around every once in a while, lol! Other kids sang songs (including Journey's, Don't stop believing") and did improv.

There were many highlights, but besides the moment when my son stopped playing to wave at us, my favorite was when a kid from the 3-6 year old group yelled "That ROCKED!". The same kid laughed loud and hard at the improv and in doing so stole the show.

During all of this, I was so overwhelmed with gratefulness, joy, and Journey that, woosh!, I cried. The tears were quite independent and quietly rolled right out of my eyes, despite my best attempts to breathe. It wasn't a scene, just a moment when my heart was full with the sweetness of little people who had been nurtured and loved all summer long. For that I was so grateful. It was also so funny hearing their sweet voices singing the line "the smell of wine and cheap perfume". Stuff like that is priceless to me :)

I hope that something fills you so that you could cry with tears of joy. Tears of joy are such an emotional treat! *waves wand with splashes*.

This pic is of a cracking wall in the parking lot of the Great Lakes Science Center. I found it beautiful!

Weeee!

Weeee, seemed like an appropriate subject since my life's been like a superspeed rollor coaster and because I had a strong urge to twirl a minute ago. I have on a long flowy skirt, and I think I read that twirling was legally required in skirts like this :)Things in my life feel so uncertain right now and I was getting really anxious, but then I decided (thanks to lots of reading and listening and mom) to throw my hands up and enjoy the ride. My life is full with family, love, and creativity. I eat good food and I laugh a whole lot. I'm sleepy most days because the days are too good to sleep so I let them drag till my eyelids feel like they'll fall off (usually around 11ish, lol, I made that sound like I'm up till 2am!) I'm not really happy with my hair today, but that's ok too :) Things work out even if they work out in ways that I hadn't planned, so weeeeeeee!

I hope that life's treating you well, but if the ride is a little wild, my wishes for a moment to throw your hands up and enjoy the blessings :) *waves wand with roller coasters, but no horrible shots of your cheeks looking like playdough blowing in the wind*

Enjoy the pic of me trying to get my two hands in this shot with the camera under my chin, lol. (If you were wondering I called this blog The Stumbly Diva, this should give you some insight!)

In the rhythm

It's been a whirlwind few days!  My husband's sis and nephew are in town still so between work (day job and handmade) and family I've been whipping around so much.  I've been to the beach, the Science Center, down memory lane to the early 20th century or so, been on various shopping trips to pick up essentials, and so much more!

It has all been incredibly delicious and heart-burstingly beautiful.  As we walked along the beach, the rhythm of the water was so gentle and constant, but you could feel the strength it held. I was aware of the feeling I got that the water is powerful and I was overwhelmed by just being there.  I also got the feeling of what a life in rhythm with the universe must feel like.  I had a strong desire to get there...in that rhythm (not in the water because it exceeded state safety standards in a bad way!)

Then at the Science Center I watched a movie about the Grand Canyon and visited the Darwin exhibit.  All I can say is knocked. my. socks. clean. off.  Learning more about water loss and the heart of Darwin stirred in me a greater respect for nature (although I'm still not fond of "nature" in my house) and a profound respect for passion and inspiration.  I wish I could explain it all.  Maybe it'll come to me as I flow with the rhythm of life :)

Have a happy Monday and my wishes for you to be in the rhythm too *waves wand with drums*.

Enjoy the pic of happy me, wearing my "Grow" necklace from the Queen herself :)