I'll admit I felt violated and upset, and debated quitting my blog entirely, but after some thought I have decided not to give up that easily. Upon closer investigation it appears every post I had labeled as Amish, is gone. Yesterday I opened my blog and noticed there are hundreds of missing posts.

Having left the Amish a few years prior, I wanted our children to still have a clear picture of what their heritage was, and I tackled the task day by day sharing the memories I had of my childhood, growing up, getting married, and what led us to eventually leave the Amish.Īlong the way I made many blogging friends who enjoyed popping in to journey along memory lane with me. It is a peek into the mind and life of a mom just doing her best-dealing with chaos without losing her mind … much.įilled with self-deprecating humor, comforting insights, and a push for parents to unify, Joyful Chaos is a must have for every parent.When I started my blog eight years ago, I approached it with the vision of having a little spot to record my memories for our children to read and keep. Written for the busy parent in small bite-sized chapters, Joyful Chaos chronicles Watney’s journey from believing there is one ‘right’ way to parent to discovering that there are many ‘right’ ways. Whether it’s toddlers hiding raw eggs under their pillow hoping to hatch a chicken, leaving the library with a purse full of your child’s vomit or getting your hair stuck in a leaf blower while cleaning crackers out of the minivan, parenting isn’t always easy, but it is real. In Joyful Chaos, Watney offers hilarious short stories, personal essays, and secrets about surviving absurd parenting scenarios.

Got a minute? Of course you don’t, you’re a parent. I'm starting with a very simple project, but want to establish a relationship with someone who can do promotions for me later on a larger scale. I want to offer a KDP giveaway to my Twitter & Instagram followers, as well as somehow offer the promotion to those who have liked my Facebook page or photos on my page. I have 2250 followers on Twitter, 300 on Instagram & have run a few promotions on Facebook yeilding a few hundred picture likes & about 30 page likes for my book Joyful Chaos. In August I will be uploading my 40,000 word manuscript to Amazon for CreateSpace & KDP distribution under the pen name Linda Watney.

Joyful Chaos by Linda Watney