relationships
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91 Birthdays and Now I’m Counting Too
This past weekend we celebrated my grandpa’s 91st birthday. It was a happy day filled with good food, lots of sunshine, and a big reminder of the many good things (and especially good people) I have in my life. The most important person of the day, the ever handsome, ever lovable birthday boy, pulled up… Continue reading
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31 Good Things that Happened in August
Hello and welcome back to another edition of All the Good Things, a monthly series where I highlight all the good things (get it?) that happen in each 30-day (or so) span. I hope it can be a reminder that amongst all the well known bad, there is a lot of undercover good happening in our world. Let’s dive… Continue reading
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31 Good Things that Happened in July
Hello and welcome back to another edition of All the Good Things, a monthly series where I highlight all the good things (get it?) that happen in each 30-day (or so) span. I hope it can be a reminder that amongst all the well known bad, there is a lot of undercover good happening in our world. Let’s dive… Continue reading
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30 Good Things that Happened in June
Hello and welcome back to another edition of All the Good Things, a monthly series where I highlight all the good things (get it?) that happen in each 30-day (or so) span. I hope it can be a reminder that amongst all the well known bad, there is a lot of undercover good happening in our world. Let’s dive… Continue reading
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Why Finding Your Own Voice Can Help Everyone
Not too long ago, I did a thorough cleaning of my house in which I gave away things I didn’t use, threw away things that were broken, and, more than anything, found things I forgot I had. One such thing was a book called “Music Listography,” which I’m pretty sure I impulse bought from Target,… Continue reading
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Hate Will Never be a Prize
In a standard marathon, there are thousands of participants, from thousands of backgrounds, with thousands of stories to tell. In the early mornings of race day, they gather at the starting line, grouped together by their approximate pace, each person stretching, praying, pacing, dancing—anything that will prepare them for the journey they are about to… Continue reading
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An Ode to Tuna Noodles
Dear Tuna Noodles, Thank you, for being you. Thank you for your egg noodles. Thank you for your tuna. Thank you for your cream of mushroom soup. But most of all, thank you for your 100% not organic or diet friendly or doctor recommended Velveeta cheese. Thank you for all of the evenings that you… Continue reading
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30 Good Things that Happened in April
Hello and welcome back to another edition of All the Good Things, a monthly series where I highlight all the good things (get it?) that happen in each 30-day (or so) span. I hope it can be a reminder that amongst all the well known bad, there is a lot of undercover good happening in our world. Let’s dive… Continue reading
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Meet Jimmy June, My Tin Can Robot
When I was 10 years old, my family and I drove to Arkansas to visit my great aunt. About ten years later, my mom, sister and I flew out to visit again, and then when my cousin and her husband moved out there, we tried to make our visits more regular. Four or five years… Continue reading
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Places I Miss
Among the many positive messages posted to provide encouragement and comfort throughout this tough and confusing time, one of my favorites that I’ve seen was a reminder that it is okay to grieve. Looking at the world as a whole, it would seem there are thousands of reasons not only to grieve, but to set… Continue reading