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the story ended…
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the story ended…

6 May 201417 January 2023

There’s a house a few miles down the road. A year ago, I put all my hopes and all my dreams and every damn burden I could carry into that…

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end of days
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end of days

3 March 201427 December 2022

Yesterday was good. I hesitate to even say that out loud, because I don’t ever really get to the end of the day and declare the day a good one…

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pack it all in…
adventure and memories | kitchen sink | messy heart | small talk

pack it all in…

20 February 201427 December 2022

I’ve let the clothes pile up on my bed. The washer broke three weeks ago. A valve busted one morning in the cold; the boys and I came home from…

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like an old worn hoodie…
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like an old worn hoodie…

16 January 201411 January 2023

    Happiness seems out of reach most days.But some days, the sadness falls behind and hides itself  there in the corner in a box and I laugh without thinking;…

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crammed, wedged, and tucked full of joy!
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crammed, wedged, and tucked full of joy!

18 November 201311 January 2023

I bought a handful of star ornaments that first Christmas in Germany; the year was 2007. I’d wandered down the hill on the icy cobblestone with Austin and we trekked…

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until the plane levels out…
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until the plane levels out…

12 November 201311 January 2023

  My eyes are closed and my head rests back on the seat- holding on until the plane levels out. I hold my breath. My arms reach across either side…

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what it is can be ok…
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what it is can be ok…

6 November 201311 January 2023

    Good Morning!   Cade’s five year well check is today and I took the morning off work to take him. He’s scared of shots and I’m don’t like…

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when your heart needs to pray…
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when your heart needs to pray…

1 October 201311 January 2023

I scrub best when there’s something to pray…. My boys played with the wooden trains and argued over whose train was longer, faster, better… I stood at the sink and washed the week-old dirty…

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Divorce isn’t an option…
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Divorce isn’t an option…

18 August 201327 December 2022

…until it is. Because I promise you, divorce was never on my bucket list and yet, somehow, there it is.Scribbled in thick black, a tiny line scratched across the middle…

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