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The Evolution of a Life (List)
I have always been a dreamer, but this was truer when I was a child, before the world had its way with me. Somewhere along the way, I lost hope or maybe just the belief that I was special just because....
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A Mother’s Plea for the Elusive, Empty Home
Lately, I just want to be left alone. Actually…that isn’t it. I want to be home alone. I want an entire day in my house with no boots stomping across the floor; no toys chirping ridiculous songs, all...
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The Secret Life of Mommy Dearest
Many years must pass before our children can really know us. For them, our lives begin with their first memories of us. There was no before. They don’t think about how we came to be the people we...
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The Prophet I’m Not
Much like the Y2K scare, predictions of a breakdown of social order over Thanksgiving did not come to fruition. In fact, I enjoyed this Thanksgiving/birthday weekend more than any other that comes to...
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My Journey to Your Journey: A Birthday Letter to Finley
Dear Finley, Today is not your birthday. Today is more significant than that. That’s because today is the Friday leading into the first weekend in December, and that’s when my journey to deliver you to...
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Life Lesson Letters to Finley: A Perspective on Change
Dear Finley, From the moment you are born, time and change have you in their grip. As beautifully captured in Ecclesiastes 3:1, “For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under...
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What’s cool about preschool(ers)
Having a preschooler can be TOUGH. Why? Why? Why? you ask. So does Finley–to almost everything he’s told. Whether it’s a method of testing or healthy curiosity, there’s only so much “why?” one woman...
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