Fair warning—this list contains some unpopular opinions. It’s okay if we disagree. And feel free to share some of your own rules to live by.
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When COVID hit, many people around the world felt the effects of loss of community. But our experience was little bit different because we all ended up quarantining together.
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These are the things I am doing to stay grounded, to lean into the season and come out all the better for it.
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I’ve always been drawn to the big old Southern porches. There’s something romantically nostalgic about them, like they hold the secret to lazy summer afternoons and fresh squeezed lemonade and kids chasing fireflies after dark.
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Yesterday afternoon, I sat with a dear friend on my front porch, sharing a slice of leftover birthday cake, while she expressed the heartache and frustrations that come with
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I find it fitting that January first would begin the way it did for me this year. I had it in my mind that all my ducks needed to be in a row and my life in order by December 31st, because January first is a fresh start, a new beginning
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It strikes me as sadly ironic – as I’m clearing out my fall decorations to make room for Christmas – that there was no room for them in the inn.
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I think as humans, we have this tendency to oscillate between bloated egos and severely low self-esteems.
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These days are not what I expected they would be. They are both harder and better. More chaotic and more satisfying. I thought the tired-eyed, fuzzy-headed, new mom thing would have worn off by now, but it hasn’t.
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I have sat here and thought about what to write. Twice now, I’ve written about our foster babies.
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Nothing like a hurricane to put things into perspective. I’ve been drawn into the news stories, the visual images forever stamped on my brain.
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What is it about Sundays lately that makes me feel sad? I know – because I tell people all the time – that you have to listen to what your emotions are telling you.
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Let me begin with the disclaimer that I'm not writing this for affirmation or fishing for compliments. This is for the fellow moms who might feel the same way I do from time to time. I hope you can be encouraged to know there are others of us. With that said…
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Ever notice how fear and worry can creep into your thoughts and ruin a perfectly good day? Not long ago I was having one of those days.
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Matt and I don’t have your run of the mill romance story. I was 17 and he was 24 when we met. He was too old for me at the time, but it was a moot point because
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I’m not a huge fan of the empty nest. Most of the time, I much prefer a full house. Empty, dark & quiet is NOT my thing. I want my home to be light, open, alive. I love hearing laughter & conversation drifting from the other room.
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In keeping with the spirit of Amber’s last post, I’m ready to confess some of my secret struggles as well.
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Imagine having your whole life under a microscope. I mentioned this in my last blog. I said I didn’t care, because I don’t have anything to hide. The truth is,
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For years I’ve had a dream. It’s a vision in my head of what I wanted my life to look like at this stage. It’s a fairly common dream, really...
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