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running in the rain. (14)
[Soaking up the Morning] The kids and I met with a dear friend and mentor this morning, and it was such a refreshing visit. Everything about this friend’s home and space is inviting and lovely and...
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o christmas tree.
It was my suggestion. Our pre-lit, artificial tree has served us well for seven out of eight years in the little blue house (not bad for a last minute purchase some years ago to replace a real tree...
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Twice today I found myself laughing to the point of tears, and twice today, it felt like my stomach might tear in two. I wasn’t just crying because I was laughing, but crying because the stretching...
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Sleeping on the Job. (75)
Well, I’ll admit that my energy seems in short supply sometimes lately–I have all of the ambition and vision and not so much of the gusto. I’m sure trying though! I’ll give plenty of things a shot if...
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Today in Headlines. (65)
For whatever reason, I kept hearing our life in newspaper format as the day went by today. If we were interesting enough to make the paper, I think the front page headlines tomorrow morning would read...
View Article11 p.m. (58)
Two of three children are still wide awake, a fourth making rounds inside the roundness of my belly. Tonight, a woman I do not know remarked, “Your baby is going to be huge.” “This is my fourth....
View ArticleLivin’ on a Prayer. (50)
If I haven’t titled post #50 in a 100 day countdown, “Livin’ on a Prayer” before now, I’m really not sure why. That seems like low hanging fruit, right? It’s so accurate for where things are right now...
View ArticleNaming Names. (37)
If I were to make lists of the things that are most helpful and least helpful in this season, it would probably be both a cathartic exercise and a good memory to look back on later. Not that I’d ever...
View ArticleIf I Only Wrote in Friends Episodes. (24)
The One where Mom Needs a Nap. The One where the Neighborhood Chases Geese. The One with Emotions Running High. The One where the Dryer is Haunted. The One with the Half-hearted Dinner Plan. The One...
View ArticleTime and Space. (11)
The loveliest thing about this time of waiting for baby (and waiting for baby in the summer) is that as the days keep going by, our schedules and commitments continue to decrease. Because of how I’m...
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