Joy in the Journey - The blog of Alison Treat, author of Historical Fiction

14 Jun A Birth Story

Posted at 20:06h in birth stories, Bradley Method, Camilla, miracles, parenting, pregnancy by Alison Treat 3 Comments

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I was inspired by this post by MckMama of My Charming Kids, to share my own Bradley Birth story. Thank God, my experience was much less traumatic than MckMama's! During my pregnancy with Camilla, we drove an hour and a half each way, every week...

13 Jun Tea and Sympathy

Posted at 14:38h in Camilla by Alison Treat 0 Comments

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"I'm having a picnic."...

13 Jun It never rains but it pours . . .

Posted at 09:01h in Camilla, Family, pregnancy, summer, writing group by Alison Treat 1 Comment

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I love the fact that I can use cliches for blogpost titles . . . and no one can yell at me. Last week, I got home from a relaxing, mostly rainy, writing retreat with my wonderful writing buddies, who happen to know how lousy...

12 Jun Cake and Conversation

Posted at 12:54h in birthdays, Camilla, celebrations, Family by Alison Treat 0 Comments

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Camilla: Mommy, you making Annie's cake?Me: Yep!Camilla: You made Daddy's cake.Me: Yep. I'm the designated cake baker.Camilla: Why?Me: I like to think it's because I'm good at it!...

29 May To answer the question . . .

Posted at 14:01h in patriocentricity, quiverfull by Alison Treat 0 Comments

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I noticed a few of the commenters on my recent post Blogging Without Obligation said they had to google "patriocentricity". I know it's not a common term--and I'm curious what Andy and Beth found in their google searches. Some of the results on the web...

28 May Happy Birthday, Todd!

Posted at 15:25h in birthdays, celebrations, Family, miracles, parenting, pregnancy by Alison Treat 5 Comments

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Today is Todd's 34th birthday. Since I'm now twenty weeks, we had our "Big" Ultrasound two days ago. Let me first say that I absolutely love having a girl. Girls are wonderful and Camilla is the sweetest, most precious girl ever and so much fun...

28 May Hatteras Island Adventures

Posted at 14:37h in Camilla, Family, summer, vacations by Alison Treat 0 Comments

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We just got back from the Outer Banks where Todd, Camilla, and I had a much-needed time of togetherness and relaxation. We spent a weekend with Todd's sister in Jacksonville, NC, and then headed on to the town of Avon for a week. The day...

13 May Our creative dresser

Posted at 07:48h in Camilla by Alison Treat 5 Comments

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Camilla loves putting outfits together for herself now.Isn't she creative?...

12 May Blogging without obligation . . .

Posted at 11:35h in Family, patriocentricity, pregnancy by Alison Treat 9 Comments

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It's been four months since my last blog post. I've never gone this long before, but then I've never had a good reason to cease blogging. So far, the year 2009 has been one of the hardest of my life. It may be cliche, but...

12 Jan The Year the Christmas Tree Fell Over and Other Stories . . .

Posted at 16:42h in advent, Camilla, celebrations, christmas, Family, gifts by Alison Treat 2 Comments

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I just thought that would be a good title for a book. Our Christmas tree did fall over, five days before Christmas. Several cheap glass ornaments broke, but no serious damage was done. We set it back up and tied it to the window frame....

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14 Jun A Birth Story

13 Jun Tea and Sympathy

13 Jun It never rains but it pours . . .

12 Jun Cake and Conversation

29 May To answer the question . . .

28 May Happy Birthday, Todd!

28 May Hatteras Island Adventures

13 May Our creative dresser

12 May Blogging without obligation . . .

12 Jan The Year the Christmas Tree Fell Over and Other Stories . . .

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