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A Lesson from Claire Wineland: Love Your Life Your Way
Last month my sister and I went to see the movie Five Feet Apart in theaters. It follows two people with cystic fibrosis, who fall in love but are forced to keep their distance from one another. The director of the film, Justin Baldoni, recently posted a video on his Instagram (that you can find… Continue reading
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200 Day Time Capsule Blog #3
Hello, fellow survivors of the future. We’ve once again made it through another 200 days, and this time (at least for me) they’ve flown by! I was genuinely shocked when I saw an email ~*from the past*~ sitting in my inbox this past Tuesday. I had totally forgot, which made it that much more exciting. If… Continue reading
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28 Good Things that Happened in February
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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Dear Baby,
I know we just met, but I thought I’d go ahead and tell you that I love you. It’s funny, love isn’t always an easy thing. Sometimes it’s messy and hard and confusing, but when it comes to you it’s as simple as can be. I thought it would only be this easy when I… Continue reading
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Stay Loyal to Your Team, Stay Loyal to Your Dream
On this blog I often talk a lot about dreams. I wonder and I hope and I try to be honest about what I’m doing to try and make mine come true, in the hopes that it can inspire you to do the same. Sometimes I talk about baseball, and my boys in blue, and… Continue reading
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Three Things to Remember Before Voting This November
With only a few weeks until a very important election in November, our TV’s, neighborhood billboards and social media feeds have started to flood with ads and requests for our votes. I’ve even received a few text messages from various candidates and causes hoping they can count on my support come November 8th. In light… Continue reading
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Throw Away Your Old Car Keys
I recently listened to Bryan Cranston’s memoir, Life in Parts, on audiobook. Not only does he have an incredible reading voice, but his stories are fun and fascinating and consistently engaging. I loved the book and would recommend it to anyone looking for an easy read (or listen). One particular story that stuck out in… Continue reading
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It’s Not Time to Worry Yet
If you’re anything like me, you’re a worrier. And not just your average worrier. A professional worrier. But who could blame us? There’s the past, the present, the future, not to mention the hundreds of thousands of variations of those three that feature the what if’s, the could be’s and the should have been’s. Plus,… Continue reading
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200 Day Time Capsule Blog #2
Greetings, past selves, we’ve once again made it to the future! If you have no idea what I’m talking about, check out this post, which talks about the first time capsule blog I did, and if you’re interested, join in on the fun below! This is the second time capsule blog, and I’m happy to… Continue reading
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For that One Person
It’s easy to want to be famous. To get a lot of attention. A lot of views. A lot of love from a lot of people you don’t know. It would make you feel important. Valuable. Loved. At least that’s what it seems like it would be. I’ll admit, I struggle with both wanting that… Continue reading
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