Tag: family
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2018… A New Year
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Last day of 2017. I’d be lying if I said I’m sad to see this year end and a new year begin. I know it’s just a day on a calendar but there is something about anticipating a fresh start… a do-over of sorts. I don’t want to dwell on 2017… in less than 16…
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Expectations…
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in Advent, Christmas, Expectations, Gifts, Healing, Hope, love, Seasons, Struggles, The Journey, UncategorizedExpectations. We all have them. We all have them imposed upon us. Webster says that an expectation is a strong belief that something will happen or be the case in the future. Yep… my life has been full of expectations. My biggest expectations come around the holidays. I tend to have a little Norman Rockwell…
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The Battle Belongs to Him…
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Life feels hard right now. Nationwide, people are angry. People are afraid. People are confused. The next four years feel very unsettled. Social media has exploded with all of these feelings and emotions pouring out everyday. I’ve tried hard not to let myself get too caught up in emotion. Then there is the next layer…
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A Legacy Left Behind…
It’s been a whirlwind since getting the text that dad was back in the hospital… probably pneumonia. I made a visit that evening to visit him with my brother. This felt familiar. At this point in his 90 year old life Dad had made many of these visits. He was in good spirits for the…
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Honest and Real and Raw…
Christmas letters. That one time each year that you can summarize all of the fabulous things that have happened in your life over the past 12 months in one cheery, perfect message! Susie made the Honor Roll… again… and had the lead in the school broadway production. Jimmy was voted MVP in each of his…
Thoughts and Reflections on Life 