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“My Dad”

May 21, 2012 2 Comments
In the same week that the kindergarteners hosted Queen for a Day, they also hosted Popcorn with Pops. (Which, Tucker…
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Let it Go. Feel Free.

May 21, 2012 2 Comments
“My wife and I were never able to have children,” he told me.  “But years ago, someone told us to…
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Nice Catch

May 20, 2012 4 Comments
Tyler jumped out of the pool to throw up into my hand. And I caught it. Yesterday, Tucker had too…
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One day, it Breaks.

May 20, 2012 3 Comments
Spring springs forth from death. It unaccountably, inexplicably, unexpectedly shows up in the least likely places and most unpromising circumstances.…
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For now, Sit Tight.

May 19, 2012 No Comments
Dear Myself, 20 years ago: Your dad bought you a margarita on your date with him tonight. He will truly…
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Are you New Here? :)

May 18, 2012 1 Comment
In case you’re a new reader of my blog (and thereby a new friend to my heart), let me tell…
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Feels Like it Might Be

May 18, 2012 3 Comments
You say to yourself, It’s been a while since I’ve felt this, But it feels like it might be… Hope.…
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Petunias: Part III of III

May 17, 2012 9 Comments
I am reading Spiritual Rhythm, by Mark Buchanan.  (Brilliant. Read it, please.) I started reading last summer, and I plowed…
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Petunias: Part II of III

May 17, 2012 1 Comment
Last spring, when there was still a frigid winter in my heart, when sunshine scorched and violated me, I stayed…
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Petunias: Part I of III

May 16, 2012 5 Comments
Several years ago, Robb traveled on an extended business trip to Texas on a catastrophe team to bring relief and…
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I Choose To

May 16, 2012 4 Comments
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Dazzle

May 16, 2012 2 Comments
Write every day, line by line, page by page, hour by hour. Do this despite fear. For above all else,…
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Picture The Scene.

May 15, 2012 7 Comments
I have to tell you this story. It is changing my life. It’s Donald Miller’s story, and I give him…
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Hear Ye, Hear Ye.

May 14, 2012 6 Comments
Tucker’s Kindergarten class hosted the moms for an afternoon called Queen for a Day. We were invited to bring nail…
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On Mother’s Day

May 13, 2012 10 Comments
Happy Mother’s Day. Happy Mother’s Day. Happy, happy, happiest of days, happy Mother’s Day. That’s what they’re all saying this…
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Tyler’s Top Ten

May 12, 2012 1 Comment
Tyler included the following on his Top Ten List for Mother’s Day: “I love my mommy… when she lets me…
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The Only Expectation

May 11, 2012 2 Comments
What do I do now? What am I to do with this? I find myself often looking for answers, measuring…
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Nobody’s Allowed to Just Watch

May 10, 2012 11 Comments
“Is that a marching band?  Do you hear that?”  Laurelyn looked out our 9th floor window of our hotel room. …
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Gift Exchange

May 9, 2012 9 Comments
I like to be a Yes Girl. I like to say yes as much as possible, whenever I can. It’s…
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Claim Your Tuesdays

May 8, 2012 10 Comments
I’ve often written about my Tuesdays. They were the handful of women first on the scene when Robb died.  They…
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