Tag: friendships
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The Happiest 5k on the Planet
My alarm went off at 5:50am this morning, reminding me that I was about to run in The Color Run – Grand Rapids with one day’s worth of training under my belt and some pre-existing knee pain. 5:50am. Yuck. My parents were up for the weekend to take care of some GR chores, so I…
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Forks in the Road Don't Have to Have a Right and Wrong
I’m not entirely sure the purpose of nostalgia. Is it a longing for something we no longer have? A happy remembrance of what brought us to where we are today? An opportunity to laugh about your mistakes or relish in the distant praise of your few successes? I’ve been caught up in sweet dreams of…
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The Girls
Life has a funny way of bringing us full-circle sometimes. When I started college, I imagined graduating with that close group of girls that meet up year after year and grow old together, share life’s joys and sorrows. I spent four or five years searching for the right group. I was always out, always busy…
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Make New Friends But Keep the Old – One is Silver and the Other Gold
The title of today’s blog is from a song we used to sing when I was in Girl Scouts. I had a short career with it (I was a Daisy and a Brownie – that’s it), but that song I carry with me always. I made friends with Willy yesterday. He’s a musician. Going to…
