Round 2 in the Passenger Seat is Even Harder
Here I am, once again, in the passenger seat. The driver’s side mirrors are adjusted a little higher. The seat…
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Here I am, once again, in the passenger seat. The driver’s side mirrors are adjusted a little higher. The seat…
Continue ReadingIf I close my eyes, I can conjure the feather-light weight of my newborn daughter. At under five pounds, my…
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Continue ReadingI missed my grocery-shopping buddy the other day. Mondays are usually the days my littlest and I knock out our…
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Continue ReadingA few years ago, I let go of our Mr. Potato Head collection. I asked my boys to play one…
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Continue ReadingSitting at a McDonald’s table in Charleston, SC, I looked down at my ill-fitting shirt and shorts. Stress had taken…
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