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Archive for the ‘General’ Category
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200th blog post & Amazon gift card giveaway!
This is my 200th blog post. Wow! Time flies! My blog has undergone some changes since it first started. First I talked solely about work and writing. Then, after I became a mother in October 2009, the topic started shifting. …
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Lessons on being an American
I’ve been thinking lately about how I’ll explain Independence Day and what it means to be an American to my daughter. This year, I won’t say a whole lot. She’s turning 21 months on Saturday. She understands lots of things, …
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Stacey Day
Yesterday was Stacey Day. It’s OK that you weren’t aware. It was a sort of last minute decision on my part as well. But, it was a much needed day. I’ve been worn out lately and extra busy and craved …
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Quiet mornings
Ahhhh. Do you hear that? Silence. Well, aside from Steven Curtis Chapman singing on the Contemporary Christian station on my television and my refrigerator fan kicking on. But, otherwise, I have silence in my house this morning. Ahhhh.
I love …
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Flash-way-back photo Monday
Today is my mom’s birthday. For her birthday, I went through some old family photos. I wanted to share a few here from my childhood. There were many, many more that reminded me of so many good memories. And there …
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Confessions – Round 2
A couple of months ago, I told you how a group of moms I’m friends with online lists random confessions. It really is very therapeutic. Since I’m running low on ideas for today’s blog post, I thought it was …
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Summer plans
Recently I asked on Facebook for suggestions for blog topics. The one I got was to write about my summer plans (thanks, Justin!). That has gotten me thinking about what my summer plans actually are. I am a person who …
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Summertime and the livin’ is Jeep-y
A couple of years ago, I was introduced to a culture I never before knew existed: Jeeping. Prior to owning a Jeep (our first one was a 1989 Wrangler that was still kicking it to help my husband get to …
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Solidarity
One of the things I love about my family is that we stick together. Over the weekend I had a bit of a flare-up from my surgery and ended up being more comfortable sleeping on the couch than in bed. …