outerbanxmom

outerbanxmom

Mom to four on Earth and four in Heaven.
Location: Out In The Woods!
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Last Login: 11/22/08

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  • About Me

    • Noah Daniel Noah Daniel 3 years old

      Noah is my pride and joy....

    • Faith Faith 16 years old

      Faith is my youngest...

    • Cas Cas 19 years old

      "Cas" is my oldest boy and...

    • Dougie Dougie 19 years old

      Dougie is my "adopted" son!...

    • Acacia Acacia 22 years old

      "Newt" is my oldest, and...

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    My name is Elaine, though everyone I know seems to call me mom!  I'm a 41 year-old stay-at-home mom of four.  Only two are still at home.  My oldest two live on their own in FL. My 22 year-old daughter is a model there. My 16 year-old wants to be a professional peircer and body modification artist when she is older. Noah, 3 is my heart and soul.  I am completely about my children and would easily die for any one of them.   I have one dog, a Huskweiler, and one annoying Rottweiler puppy. We are convinced she's Satan in a puppy suit!   We live in the middle of the woods along a lovely little creek, and it's gorgeous!  I love roses and have them overtaking my front porch.  The hummingbirds love them. I put out nearly a dozen feeders every year. Summer is by far my favorite season. I hate cold weather, so winter is not my friend. I garden in the summer and read and write in the winter when I'm not chasing my little guy!  I am obsessed with Cape Hatteras and we spend 4th of July  week in Buxton every year. I am strangely and unexplainably attracted to the Lighthouse. There's just something magical and sacred about watching the beacon come on at sunset. Thus, the puppy is named Hattie. Noah was conceived on the beach behind the Lighthouse.  Prior to his birth I suffered three miscarriages in a year. Somehow, I can't help but believe that that beacon of hope and faith sweeping over us helped to bless his conception.  He is truly the light that brought me out of a terrible time in my life. I am rabidly pro-life and want another baby more than anything, whether my own or through adoption. I claim no political party, I just vote for the best man for the job, or the lesser of two evils! I fully support our military. My dad fought in WWII, helping to free Buchenwald Concentration Camp. My brother served in Viet Nam. My husband was in the Air Force for several years. I hate the violence of war, but feel it is necessary. Without it we would never have achieved the freedom we now have. I hope some day all people on Earth will know that freedom.  I hate smoking  and drugs with a passion.  I am a control-freak. I love coffee. I hate judgemental people. I love homeless people. My children and I fed and prayed with them every Saturday back home. I am a writer and poet and am currently working on a novel and a collection of poetry, mainly centering on the Outer Banks and the Lighthouse.  I paint wall murals and canvases, mostly for children. I am an easy-going person who loves to laugh. I am a Christian and have raised my children in church.  I love my life and my family more than I ever thought possible. I love my friends the same, even those I may never meet in person.  Well, that's me!  Long and rambling!  I'm a lot like a four year-old-I thrive on praise! So if you see something you like in my page, pictures, or journals please tell me!  Thanks for stopping by and getting to know me! Have a great day~Elaine.

  • Journal Posts

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    "Autism" A Poem for Those Affected.

    by outerbanxmom posted at 11:06 PM on Oct. 7

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    "Hattie" A Hatteras Lighthouse Poem.

    by outerbanxmom posted at 7:57 PM on Oct. 1

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    Another Angel

    by outerbanxmom posted at 6:36 PM on Sep. 25

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    My Daughter Saved A Life Today!

    by outerbanxmom posted at 12:00 AM on Aug. 22

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  • Buxton.......

    Sand dunes,

    and seascapes,

    and maritime oaks,

    and a spire with a beacon to guide the lost home.....

  • Showdowns

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  • Lighthouse

            ~ Lighthouse~
    She is more than just a beacon, just a landmark, just a cause.
    She has survived storms, and tides, and decades, and the move.
    She is history and light, guidance and faith, and she stands her ground as the storms rage around her,
    bringing us hope.
    Her light beams out to carry her sailors home, skirting a thousand wrecks beneath the waves.
    Here in the moonlit darkness her beam touches the sea and the dunes and the deck where I stand, and it touches my heart.
    She has drawn me here from miles away, lighting my path, welcoming me home, drawing me ever nearer to embrace me, enlighten me, inspire me.
    She is more than just a lighthouse.
    She is the ever present sentinel of the Banks, the light that reaches into my soul, the salvation of those lost in the darkness.
    She is the inspiration of my dreams.
    She is Hatteras.
    And she is loved.
                                                    
    Elaine Moore
                                                          9/12/07
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    LoveMyLife7959 wrote at 12:33 PM on Nov. 22

    LoveMyLife7959

    You are one writing mama! I have been cleaning all morning. Monty took Ais to dance practice, so I thought I would work while no one was around! I seem to get a lot more done that way. I have some school work to do, then we have to buy a gift and go to a birthday sleepover. Church tomorrow, then back to work...same ole...same ole..but, I only have two days to work this week!

    LoveMyLife7959 wrote at 8:17 AM on Nov. 22

    LoveMyLife7959

    Good Morning! Yes, the movie was fantastic. Of course, the book was better due to the details writing covers, but we all thought they did a great job. I voted on your showdowns. How has your week been?

    vickiand4kids wrote at 5:58 PM on Nov. 20

    vickiand4kids

    The week flew by and I really didn't get anything done that I wanted to do. I will get used to it. I do like working though. I feel so much more like me. My world has been nothing but autism for a few yrs now and I needed something else.

    vickiand4kids wrote at 5:56 PM on Nov. 20

    vickiand4kids

    Boy...that food sounds good. I go back on saturday. I was gonna make those cookies where you put peanut butter in ritz crackers and then dip them in chocolate...my family loves them, I make them every year. But I didn't get to it and tomorrow I have to eat with the twins at 1100 and Noah at 1240. My last day and I need to do more. My drivers license expired and I gotta go have my pic made for it too!

    vickiand4kids wrote at 5:16 PM on Nov. 20

    vickiand4kids

    I just voted on 3...how many do you have?

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