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My biggest leap is probably becoming a work-out-of-the-home mom and my husband staying home on disability. Trying to adjust roles and responsibilities has been different, but great for our kids. Have a great day, Ali!

My most current leap would be giving up my newly painted, freshly-curtained scrap space for the 3rd time to allow my brother to move into our home. I gave up my scrap space about 4 years ago so it could be remodeled into a bedroom for my then 82 yr old grandmother. I haven't really scrapped alot in those 4 years so I was really looking forward to having some place for "my" space. Instead, I have 4 generations and two families in a 4 bedroom, 2 bath house. I am learning patience for the trials of others and that simple acts of love can often mean the most.

Hi Ali,
I guess my latest leap of courage is to put an offer in on a house.
In this day of economic uncertainty...it took a big deep breath to sign that offer letter. And courage to push those "what if's" at bay for now..."what if one of us loses our job?", "what if we can't afford the taxes?", "what if we don't get it?", "what if we do?!?"...
But we recently found out that we are expecting a baby this August and decided that it was time to dig down in our courage reserves and put in an offer. It's a buyers market...but that market is super scary!

we have been called to leap, as a family, as my husband's job will require travel for extended periods of time in the future. this results in daily leaps for all of us to pick up the slack & go outside our comfort zones enabling our lives to run smoothly & efficiently. blessings on the birth of your baby.

my big leap was pushed upon me. i lost my job after 23 years - company closed without notice. i was always the main bread winner in our family, now i have to step back and accept this change. reading your blog each day takes my mind off my worries and fills it up with creativeness~!

My little leap was to actually try quilting a quilt top that I pieced for a friend's baby girl. I had always sent quilt tops off to be quilted before but I wanted to learn. I was so afraid I'd ruin it but it turned out wonderful and I learned so much in the process. Now I want to put a little paint on some scrapbook pages... get over that fear of ruining something. It's just paper!
Would love, love, love to take Stacy's class!

to not blame myself for something i had no control over and to move beyond it.

My most recent leap of courage had been deciding not to work full time (despite heavy school loans after getting a doctorate) so that I could stay at home most of the time with my little one. I don't regret it one second, but it has taken some courage to know that my degree has more than monetary value.

My leap was having my third child- after boys-we are finally blessed with a little girl- then another leap was returning t work on part time (previously i was full time & on days) to the night shift- this was a great leap I am home mre now to be with my family :)

holy cow!!!!! what a give away! Ali, you are always very generous! lets hope i get picked with that random generator thingy.

My latest leap is to keep a gratitude journal. I had gotten into the habit of focusing most of my time and energy in either worrying mode or 'crisis management' mode. Since New Year's, I have consciously been writing down 5 things that I am grateful for each day. My perspective has changes so much! By focusing on the positive, I find that it is easier to let the small stuff go and worry less. And as my attitude has become more relaxed, I have had to go into 'crisis mode' much less often. I am amazed and so thankful.

My most recent leap of faith was when I decided to stay home with my grandson instead of working. My daughter works nights as a nurse and usually works 80+ hours per week. My grandson is 9 and I had to decide that he needed me home for him all the time. I had an opportunity to take a really good job, but after being home for a couple of years and my daughter taking care of all the money making and me taking care of the homemaking and childrearing, my grandson needs me here more than I need to be working in the outside world. This was a huge leap of faith for me.

BIG leap of courage returning to work FULL TIME!!! Not being around through the day for my kids is really tearing me up....

okay, well i forgot to post along with my holy cow remark.....
my biggest leap has been with pushing myself in nursing school. i stuck someone with an IV needle for the first time last night, and actually hit a vein! i am thankful that i did not shake the entire time.

I think my most recent leap is that I am expecting baby number 4. I am a stay at home mom to 3 boys 6 and under. Some days I am at my wits end but I know it will all work out. And truthfully I cannot wait for number 4 to arrive.
Teresa

My most recent leap was making the decision to use a midwife instead of a doctor for the delivery of our third child. I think my husband is still a bit unsure about the decision, which makes me glad we will still be delivering in a hospital. I know that this was the right decision for our family, but it's still a little weird to think about all the what-ifs more than I did with my first child.

my most recent act of courage was to ...forgive my mom. I have been hanging onto how yucky my childhood was, but it wasn't trauma bad. just a lot of ugly moments and I was determined NOt to repeat them with my kiddies. But here I am with two little ones and daily, am starting to realize I had a lot of good moments with my mom growing up. for me to be a great mom, I cannot stay mad at her- my kids love their Nana and I need to love her to and appreciate the great times with her instead of keeping track of all the yucky ones!

My latest "leap of courage"....I am taking on a teaching position at my sons elementary school. I will be holding workshops for the pre-Kindergartens to help them integrate into the school system more smoothly. I am excited and scared of this new adventure. It has been many years since I last worked, so this will be kinda scary, but I know this will be an excellent opportunity to get my feet "wet" again.
Thanks Ali for this...and for the giveaway chances.

My most recent leap of courage was sending a letter to a long lost friend from almost 20yrs ago. We had parted ways over my marital problems which she had difficulty dealing with...long story. Anyway, I missed my friend and wanted to mend fences. It worked, she emailed me back and we both shared our lives, our troubles, and reasons why we drifted apart. It was great!
Cheers,
Karen

my most recent leap of faith is deciding to become "mrs. dannah deguzman" and marrying my best friend...