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Cultivating Joy
Continue ReadingOh how little I knew. OH HOW SMALL MY DREAMS. I didn’t know then, how very MUCH she would teach ME. How all my constant reminders and lessons and careful explanations would FALL MUTE IN AWE when the moments struck and I could stop and SEE what she, at the very core of her being, already knew.
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Community
Continue ReadingCommunity Can we talk about community for just a minute? This week has been a little on the rocky side. Father’s Day didn’t go as planned. ALL the amazing fathers in my life missed out on Facebook shout outs because I was curled up on a cat blanket in the grass watching my toddler’s fever […]
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To Be Known
Continue ReadingToday was the last day of school. It’s tradition at our elementary to “clap out” the fifth graders for their final time leaving the building. All the other grades line the halls and cheer for the students who have completed their elementary career. There were leaps of joy. There were broad smiles of victory. […]
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The Little Things
Continue ReadingTonight my hubby and my oldest had youth group to attend, so that means I have 3 kids to “put to bed” on my own. Now.. I’ve got a good age spread between mine and I FEEEEL for you mamas who #1- do this on your own EVERY. NIGHT. (You ladies are superwomen all day […]
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Beginnings
Continue ReadingBeginnings Who would have thought I would get my writing inspiration from Death? Me. That’s who. And perhaps everyone who knew me during the last “writing phase” of my life. I have words stirring around inside me all the time. And I often feel the immense power of words and have trouble selecting the correct […]
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An Open Letter to Jimmy Kimmel
Continue ReadingI’m finally ready to share this, and I wanted you to have a copy to read with Billy. He should never have any doubt that he is worth everything it takes to be him. I know you feel the same. I’m sending a copy to the address I found for your show, but I’m not sure it will get to you. I hoped the social media world might help my message get to you.
