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Seeing in the Dark
It hit my Bear this afternoon. The reality. Mommy is going to the hospital again. He tried to talk, but his voice was shaking so much, “Buuutt, will I ggggeet to come ssssee you?” He was trying so hard to be strong and brave. Aren’t we all in this house? I fell to the floor…
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Life Lessons from Jericho
Every morning while they eat their breakfast, I read to my children. Today found us reading the story of the fall of Jericho in the Old Testament. It always amazes me how wide-eyed they become even though they know the story by heart. Bear laughs at the absurdity of marching around a city to make…
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Tidbits
Prepare yourselves for an extremely random post. Just a few tidbits of our days together… 1. Yesterday we went to a wedding. All of us. It was classy, tasteful, breathtaking and refreshingly worshipful, full of poetry readings and quotations, Bach Cantatas, dancing the Virginia Reel, all with a genteel southern flair. My Bella was enraptured…
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Whirlwinds
Summer has been amazing. And while I can be just a wee bit prone to exaggeration, amazing really is an understatement. I can’t even begin to describe what it has been like to no longer be a bystander in my home and to live life out and about with my family again. I told several…
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Just Us
“Hey, Bella Boo, you ready to go pick up the boys?” “Just you and me, Mommy?” “Yep, just some cute girl and me.” “Just this cute girl and you, Mommy?” “Yep, just some beautiful girl and me.” “Just this beautiful girl and you, Mommy?” “Yes, baby girl, just us.” “Oh, yes. Just us. I like…