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Expressing All that Excitement!
“Guess what? Guess what? Guess what?” My boys responded with the teenage eye roll. Maybe I tend toward the melodramatic, but hey, a girl’s gotta express all that excitement. This morning it was over...
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A Chuckle for Thanksgiving
So, yesterday’s post expressed the serious side of me–and lots of gratitude. Thought I’d lighten it up by sharing a little humor on this Thanksgiving day.
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Letting Go (Again)
The house is empty except for me. After all the bustle, all the people, all of the cooking and feeding and talking, I am exhausted. But more than that, the Mommy heart once again has to say goodbye. I...
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A Matter of Perspective
Twisted. Then untangled. A matter of perspective. It started with last weekend’s home improvement project. We’re building a deck. Not being particularly good at that sort of thing we hired a guy who...
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Did God Laugh?
“Have you heard God laugh today?” The private message came from out of the blue from a friend I rarely hear from. She said she felt she was supposed to ask me that question. It haunted me. My days have...
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A Momma’s Heart for Her Graduate
As a little boy you told me, “I’ll always want you to hug me, Mom.” You were frustrated because your big brother had just said I hugged him too much. Not only were you concerned my feelings had been...
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Why Does Empty Nest Last So Long?
Blueberry wholewheat pancakes for Dad, Stephen, and me. Chocolate chips melting in Sam and Seth’s. Even after Dad left for work we lingered at the table. They teased me for offering hot drinks from the...
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Marriage Reflections
No disrespect intended to those couples who say the best years of marriage were when they had nothing but love, staring into each others eyes in that first, tiny apartment, only peanut butter and jelly...
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My 2015 Christmas Miracle (Part 1)
Today I’m telling a secret. Talk about biting the lower lip to keep the old trap shut! Now it’s finally time to share! It started with a little tap-tap on the shoulder and grew into something more....
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Grandma’s Recipe
There’s something satisfying about being bonded through food to someone you love. Several years ago I happened upon a recipe for banana pudding in one of my cookbooks. It delighted me to see...
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