
In a troubled world I am here to welcome all. It’s a space that is here to foster hope, love, caring, sharing and seeing the innate beauty that shapes each of us, both inside and out. This is a safe space that has no room for negativity and rudeness. I welcome you all with open arms and love…. stay awhile… look around… I hope you leave with love wrapped around you and the knowledge of what an amazing person you are!

akaWife 2.0
Welcome to the new akaWife - logo, look and hopefully information! I will have a big update here soon, but for now if you would like to check out what has been going on in my life, head on over to Life & Lyme. I have been sick in April 2014, and things...
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Trying This Freezer Meal Thing – Day 1
This is going to be as compact and informative as I can make it. I have been very sick(as you can read on my last post, and that was only me touching on the first month I was sick. It is now August, I am still sick, and I was rushed to the ER yesterday for...
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Just When You Think…. – April 2014
If someone would have sat me down, back in March, and told me that I would be where I'm at now.... I'm not sure I would have believed them. My life was going wonderfully. It was my birthday month. The first three months of 2014 had been amazing, on every level...
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Becoming a Beautiful Me
After writing Beautiful Me, I was asked how I got to this point, and if I could write about it. Someone had wanted to know the steps I took to get to the point where I am at now. I am going to preface this with saying.... this may not be the answer you are wanting to...
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My Aching Heart – PPD and Depression
This is going to be a hard post to write. This I know, and I know before I am done there will be many tears shed. There is nothing more raw then the pain that can come for being in a dark place, and this is all about going to those dark places. Reliving the pain, the...
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Beautiful Me
Beautiful Me.... Why are those words so hard to say? Why is it that the person who deserves our love the most, ourselves, get the short end of the stick? Why can't we take a step back and see what those that love us see? Are we so blind that we can't see the good that...
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Making a 3D Snowflake
This was SO much fun, that I had to share. I have see these all over pinterest and other places on the web, but I decided to make our own step-by-step instructions to show everyone how my family made them. We made a variety of sizes and colors! It was SO much fun!...
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Things Life Throws at You
Ok, so I posted my pledge. Then life happened. My poor husband got sick.... like really sick. I know men can act like they are DYING when they are sick. Life doesn't stop when a mom gets sick, but when a man gets sick... look out! However, this time I got extremely...
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Gluten Free Oatmeal Pancakes II
If there is one thing we love in our house... it's breakfast! Breakfast for breakfast.... breakfast for lunch.... breakfast for supper..... yep! We love it! We have some of our usual favorites: eggs & toast, oatmeal, breakfast muffins(which is another post I will...
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My Pledge
So it has been a long while since I blogged last. Actually Sept. 30, 2012 to be exact. I was talking briefly to a friend of mine this past week, and I had told her that I hadn't written in a VERY long time. Her response was simple and poignant. “You need to, or you...
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Welcome to my little space in this world. I am a Lyme Disease Warrior, mother of 4, wife to a wonderful man, and happily living in the Pacific Northwest! I try my best to share things that help others… from baking tips, dealing with kiddos, personal struggles, and the hard things that life can throw at us. I am here to try and make a positive impact on this world, by sharing openly what I deal with. Life is never easy, but together we can make it….
– Natasha

Unless someone like you....
…cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.
– Dr. Seuss, The Lorax
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