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    In which my life is one constant extenuating circumstance

    / November 10, 2018 / 1 Comment

    I recently enlisted the help of a close friend who has successfully lost weight to be my accountability partner in trying to lose weight. Because after two years of trying to lose weight…

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  • Beauty in the Mess,  Ezra,  Family,  Health, Wellness, & Self Care,  Little Brother,  Miscellaneous,  Momma Goes Back to School,  Personal and Spiritual Ramblings,  Special Needs Parenting

    How to catch your breath when life is a whirlwind

    / March 24, 2017 / 3 Comments

    I’ve been wanting – no, needing – to write a blog post about current life happenings for a few weeks now. But I kept putting it off, because…where do I start? Year so…

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  • Miscellaneous,  Momma Goes Back to School,  Personal and Spiritual Ramblings

    when you want to blog but your brain is too full…

    / September 30, 2016 / 2 Comments

    Hello my familiar friend. Blank, white post window. Blinking cursor beckoning. Inviting. I just stopped in the middle of an assignment because the baby bonked his head in his crib and as I…

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    All. The. Routines., Mount Adultmore, and finally being able to breathe

    / December 2, 2015 / 2 Comments

    The rain is dripping on the sky light window. I hear the ticking of the clock. I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about my blog, my platform, my audience, my words. I…

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    You won’t always be amazed by your marriage: a letter to my former self

    / February 15, 2014 / 11 Comments

    You won't always be amazed by your marriage because marriage isn't always amazing.

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    “ENJOY BY”

    / December 1, 2011 / 0 Comments

    ENJOY BY JAN 06 2012 It was just a little phrase stamped across the top of the jug of apple cider that I pulled out of the fridge – but it caught my…

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