Category: Writing
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Good Friday Coffee Thoughts
The morning sky threatens with a coming storm, the morning light losing its push against dark clouds. There’s rain on the forecast. It’s a rare Friday off of work – Good Friday – and the kids are at school until I pick them up for a noon church service; Fred will meet us there. I…
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If you love me, let me sleep.
Close the curtains on the summer chorus. Close down the house and turn up the air. Turn down the bed. Slip into comfortable clothes and watch the fan blades rotate lazily against the ceiling. Close your eyes. Take a deep breathe. Keep the air in your lungs. Release. Hold the exhale. Repeat. Continue slow breaths…
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What Makes You Smile?
Belly laughs from my children A well-decorated, clean and cozy room Soft blankets, peppermint tea, and a good book My husband bringing coffee in bed Driving my Dodge Challenger My children misspeaking words Facetime with my parents Phone chats with my sister My dog jumping up onto the bed the second my husband leaves the…
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Currently Reading: Daring Greatly
2018 is shaping up to be the year of books for me and I. am. not. mad. about it. After finishing Start with Why, I picked up Brené Brown’s Daring Greatly. It belongs to a really good girlfriend of mine who may or may not remember I still have it. Surprise! It’s still heeeeeere! The timing wasn’t…
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2 Blogs Combined
Have you ever merged WordPress blogs? It takes an incredible amount of time. Or maybe it takes an average amount of time but it feels like an incredible amount of time. What did I just do? Did I break it? Did I just lose all of my history? What is this going to look like? How…
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A Mile A Day: Day 8
If you are wondering how I could possibly say anything new about walking nearly the same mile for 30 days, I assure you, you’re not alone. I’m actually wondering that myself. The frost was still on the grass this morning so that’s something. There was slightly more traffic. There were certainly more stubborn stops by my territory-marking…
