@evansdaisy

sleep deprived writer and mother of three--four, if you include the husband.

 Rock Springs, WY
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A week of looking back authorjanelleevans.com/2023/…

A week of looking back

This week was spring break for my family. I spent a lot of time looking back or rather looking up at the children around me. It’s amazing how fast the dynamic in my household has changed. It …

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Who knew my kid had it in him? authorjanelleevans.com/2023/…

Who knew my kid had it in him?

My youngest son was asked to his first “couples” dance a few months ago. He’s almost sixteen but still has zero interest in romance at this point in his life. That’s fine wi…

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Yes, sometimes everything you have still isn’t enough authorjanelleevans.com/2023/…

Yes, sometimes everything you have still isn’t enough

Last weekend was a powerful reminder of the influence I have on my children. My youngest son had made a goal last year that he wanted to make it to state this year in wrestling. At that time, I tol…

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A personality flaw coming to light authorjanelleevans.com/2023/…

A personality flaw coming to light

This week I gained a new perspective on how others perceive me. I am often busy beyond belief so when I talked to people it’s usually only out of necessity, and few words are used. “I&#…

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How you deal with losing is just as important as winning authorjanelleevans.com/2023/…

How you deal with losing is just as important as winning

A couple of weekends ago our high school team hosted a wrestling tournament. This tournament draws teams from all over our state and even a few out of state teams. It’s a tough double-elimina…

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Want it to win it authorjanelleevans.com/2023/…

Want it to win it

Have you ever heard the cheer, “you’ve got to want it to win it, and we want it more?” While talent and hard work play a part when competing, I believe the words in that cheer are…

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A Christmas Miracle authorjanelleevans.com/2022/…

A Christmas Miracle

I experienced a miracle this week so I’m about to get very personal, letting you into some of my inner sanctum of beliefs that I only share with close friends. Remember the last time I posted…

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An unexpected opportunity authorjanelleevans.com/2022/…

An unexpected opportunity

Getting older is a weird experience. I mean, I am my own person so I have absolute control over every decision I make, but that’s often not the reality. As an adult there’s this expecta…

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I’m turning into an unintended dating service authorjanelleevans.com/2022/…

I’m turning into an unintended dating service

This week I had to opportunity to spend time with two young women on a long car ride into town. I always love talking with the youth and getting their perspective on things. Somehow we wandered int…

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Heaven sent burly men authorjanelleevans.com/2022/…

Heaven sent burly men

I tend to walk around like the kind of woman who doesn’t ask for help. It’s a sad pride thing on my part to think I can handle whatever comes my way in life. I’m thankful this wee…

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Wishing to be incognito authorjanelleevans.com/2022/…

Wishing to be incognito

This last Sunday was my birthday but I really kind of wished it wasn’t. It’s not because I’m getting older–I’m way past the age of caring. I didn’t want to take …

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I’m back authorjanelleevans.com/2022/…

I’m back

Well, it’s been a hot minute since I posted, but honestly I didn’t have the energy to do one more thing for the last two months. My daughter got engaged to a very nice young man, but th…

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Well I didn’t want to win mother of the year anyway. authorjanelleevans.com/2022/…

Well I didn’t want to win mother of the year anyway.

One of the hardest things in life is being wrong, but when it’s your child you’ve messed up with it’s even worse. It’s just one more reminder that parenting is a crap shoot,…

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It’s all up to you. authorjanelleevans.com/2022/…

It’s all up to you.

Recently, I attended a thing called girls camp. Since I was in charge of the whole darn thing I got to choose the service project, and I picked tying quilts. It was a project that took several mont…

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No Touchy! authorjanelleevans.com/2022/…

No Touchy!

In my backyard I have lots of types of roses, because of my love for the traditional English garden. Some of those roses make up a living wall that splits my backyard into two sections. The beautif…

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The worst excuse ever! authorjanelleevans.com/2022/…

The worst excuse ever!

My daughter and youngest son have spent a lot of time driving each other crazy. They are like oil and water, and both think its the other person’s job to change before the irritation will sto…

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Can life be fun? Well that’s up to you. authorjanelleevans.com/2022/…

Can life be fun? Well that’s up to you.

With two children out of high school, I find my house filled by a lot of twenty-somethings. The way they proudly state themselves to be adults, then two seconds later often lament about how hard th…

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The touch of a mother authorjanelleevans.com/2022/…

The touch of a mother

This week I found myself incredibly busy, trying to get ready for my daughter’s high school graduation while still carving out time to do the endless business of an editor for a publishing ho…

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Never be just one thing in life authorjanelleevans.com/2022/…

Never be just one thing in life

Over the years I’ve mentioned my husband quite a few times, but this week he showed off one my favorite things that he does, his willingness to constantly learn knew things. Sometime this wee…

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Blow my lid authorjanelleevans.com/2022/…

Blow my lid

My husband came home one day this week to a very angry wife. He hadn’t done anything personally; he’d been working the whole day. And to be honest, it wasn’t any one particular pe…

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