Category: The Gallery
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The Luckiest
She leaned into me, big brown eyes intent on my face, hints of a grin tickling her mouth, delight dancing over her features, and she whispered, “Daddy told me last night he’s the luckiest daddy in the world.” Yep. He’s pretty much right.
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This Necessary Joy
There are lives I can imagine without children, but none of them have the same laughter and noise. (Brian Andreas, Story People) The house is quiet. Still. Almost eerie. During the summer I often thought to myself (more resignedly than eagerly), “When the kids are back in school, I will get that organized or cleaned…
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Welcoming Summer
Yesterday I dropped Bella off at dance camp and came home to work. My list was long… dirty floors to sweep, kitchen messes to clean, a couple projects I wanted to finish, and a couple a wanted to start. We picked some more black raspberries (they just. keep. coming.) in stifling heat and put away…
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Summer’s Bounty
“The blacker the berry, the sweeter the juice.” (~Old Proverb) I promise I didn’t cut my hand. Although I did ruin my manicure. I’ve washed my hands numerous times, and I still have a purple outline around my nails. Perhaps I could start a new trend? We picked 4 cups of black raspberries yesterday from…
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Our Game
“You know we just don’t recognize the most significant moments of our lives while they’re happening. Back then I thought, well, there’ll be other days. I didn’t realize that that was the only day.” (~from Field of Dreams) “I see great things in baseball. It’s our game – the American game. It will take our…
A Spring of Joy 