We went away last weekend, my husband and I. We picked a bed and breakfast off the internet, left the kids with grandparents, and drove to a city we’d never been to together.  We made no plans. We wandered. Walked. Held hands.  We sat… long enough to fall asleep once. (Not me. Him. It’s a…

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My blog turns five years old this week! It’s hard to believe that five years ago, I spontaneously signed up for a Blogger account. I had no idea what I was doing or where I was going with a blog – I just dove in. Can you believe that the first name I chose for…

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(This is the seventh part in a series. Click the links to read the rest of the series: One – Going Back to the Beginning,  Two – Stuck Between Two Horses, Three – The Wrong God, Four – Stepping Stones and a Crossroads, Five – Of Simmering, Resting, and Labels, and Six – He Is…

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Why is that, you ask? Because I’m just popping in to let you know I’m hanging out at Tammy’s blog, Nurses Notes today. I dug deep into the vault for a story proving that I wasn’t always so responsible and serious. Ahem. You don’t want to miss the Great Campus Security Maxi-Pad Caper. What’s the…

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My youngest turned three this past weekend, and we did up his birthday proper. He is just as affectionate as he is messy and foolish. You can see from the expression on his face that the slip-n-slide was a huge hit, as was tackling his brother. At the pool Sunday, his daddy showed him how…

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This summer, my 7-year-old began dumping every single Lego he owns all over his bedroom floor. Daily. At first, this triggered a spike in my blood pressure. But after taking some time to play with him, I learned you really can’t find the pieces you need unless you spread them all out. when I asked…

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