Hello! The Blooming Hydrangea is beginning a new weekly series this week entitled “Marriage Mondays”. We (more on this in a minute) are so excited to bring you a weekly blog post involving all things related to marriages, and it is our hope that your marriages (or soon-to-be marriages) are blessed as you learn and […]
Happy Easter from our family to yours!
Our weekend has been busy to say the least, we dyed some eggs, had a family over for dinner, woke up this morning and did a little egg hunt and then headed off to church. Soon we’ll be joining our friends for an Easter lunch. I attempted some pictures out front but the sun was […]
My Anxiety Story Part 3
This is the last in a series on My Anxiety, you can read part1 and part 2 if you would like to catch up. After I was diagnosed with GAD, I ended up meeting with a wonderful social worker named Sue. I loved her, she was a big help to me in learning how to […]
My Anxiety Story Part 2
The first part in this series was mostly about my childhood/teenage anxiety years. I realized that I left out one very important part that from my childhood. When I was maybe 6 or 7 years old, I am not sure of my age but I remember this well, there was a thunderstorm during the night […]
Happy Valentines Day!
Ah Valentines Day, one of the most commercialized days of the year for love, well after Kim Kardishian’s wedding that is. Or was it her divorce? Did I just say that out loud? Oops! Source: bakerella.com via Ange@thebloominghydrangea on Pinterest According to the Urban Dictionary, the definition of Valentine’s Day is: The reason so many […]
My Anxiety Story Part 1
After the overwhelming response to my post earlier this week on my daughter E’s anxiety , I knew that I would have to share my story with anxiety as well so you could better understand where we are coming from. For as long as I can remember, I have had anxiety. When I was little, […]
Anxiety……and a rough day
Today is a different kind of post on the blog. Yesterday was a tough day here. I have mentioned before that our middle daughter who we will call E, struggles with anxiety just like me.E is a great kid, she has such a soft heart, is so compassionate and is the first kid to give […]
Going to the Dogs
Heidi is our miniature schnauzer and she is a funny little dog. She is the door greater at our home and loves to jump in laps of our guests to make them feel welcome. She also sings for us and I even have a little song that I sing to her (Heidi Heidi Hoe) and […]
Birthday Party Apron Making Fun and a Giveaway
You may not know this but I do not like having birthday parties at our home. I much prefer to have the kids involved with something like swimming, bowling, skating or ceramics so there is not time for drama. My oldest daughter’s third grade birthday party scarred me for life and I swore off home […]
Oh Christmas Tree, how pokey are your branches
This past weekend we piled in the vehicle on a misty Saturday afternoon and headed 25 minutes up the road to a Christmas tree farm. When we moved this past summer our fake tree ended up in the garbage. The pre-lit lights didn’t work anymore, branches were saggy and losing their fake needles.The hubby and […]