I’m flying to Pennsylvania tomorrow. I agreed to sew three costumes for trick-or-treat this year. (Click here to read more about why we participate in Halloween.) And yesterday I discovered that I don’t have enough fabric for the third costume because I’m still cutting them out — I haven’t even reached the sewing stage yet.…

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It’s been three years since we gave Elli a hug and a kiss and tucked her into bed. Three years since we heard her laugh and cry. Three years since I stroked her hair and held her tight as she coughed through a cold. Three years since I checked on her in the middle of…

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I’m attending a blogging conference in a couple of weeks to learn more about the back end (I almost wrote backside) of blogging and creative writing. The best part will be meeting some of the great people I’ve spoken with online. I’ve done this a few times now – met people in real life after…

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Every once in awhile, my words run out. The last few days I’ve poured them out spoken and written. Today, I find myself empty, resting, waiting on the refilling that always comes. So for today’s life: unmasked, I’ll just share a few photos of real life. Welcome to life: unmasked, a blog link-up encouraging us…

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The fall-blue sky wore clouds like a toddler’s curls. The air was cool, the breeze whispering good riddance to the heavy steam of summer. Gifts and decor scattered about the back seat for afternoon’s birthday celebration. Suitcases waited to be packed for an anniversary getaway just a few days later. But she sobbed as she…

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The fog flowed between the hilltops like ocean foam surrounding a sand castle. Our bus weaved around green contours and as I leaned out to see where the road led, sure enough, the crease in the hillside leaned down under the blinding cotton. I’m a flatland-dweller. I can’t climb out of a fog bank without…

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