Dear Pauline, Thank You
Dear Pauline, I remember when I first met you. It was a warm spring day back in college. You were my best friend’s mom. You took us to dinner and…
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The Joy You’ve Been Searching For is Right in Front of You
Let me tell you something about HER. You know the one. The mom behind you in school drop off. Boss babe goals, mother of three who looks like…
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He Still Has Her Cup
He saved her cup. It’s been nearly 20 years, but he still has her cup. That’s hard to say, and even harder to think about. But it’s…
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A Pinch of Perspective
Goodness, what a day. Sometime between 10 and 11 this morning, I realized that my wedding ring was nowhere to be found. I frantically tore apart my…
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Stop and Be Grateful
Life is always about the next step, the next big move on the checkerboard that is your life. But recently, I’ve had moments that stop me dead in my…
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I’ll Be Home for Christmas (But Many Military Families Will Not)
Right now the hubby is outside stringing lights all around our gutters, Maggie is carefully watching him on that ladder (and probably trying to…
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Alone and Grateful
That’s how I spent my Thanksgiving weekend. No running around getting groceries for a big feast, no picking up my race packet for the annual…
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Thankful for the Drought and the Harvest
I recently traveled to my hometown and a friend of mine tagged along (likely not knowing she’d be spending nine hours in the car with a two…
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Be Thankful
November reminds me of Thanksgiving and all the things I am thankful for. Well, I like to put a twist on that. I like to find the things in each day…
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Thankful for Sandcastles
November is the month when Thanksgiving happens. It is also the month of the incessant posting of Facebook statuses detailing what folks are thankful…
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