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Birthdays
If years were counted in more than days what would we say? We would talk more about the tears, the smiles, and the fears. We would hug...
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The Soul Rising Up
Q-What do you do when your middle-schooler tells his parents he has had it with school? A- Invite him into your bed and take turns...
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15 Asks of a New Year
Recently, I was prompted to look up the ancient Greco-Roman terms for love. It occurred to me that L-O-V-E continues to be one of the...
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49, at our most vulnerable
Vulnerability during prayer. It should be a code we all honor I guess what really hit me is: To me, NZ is so far away. And if this type...
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Depression and Identity: Are we missing the point?
I began blog early in the week. But now with two celebrity suicides in one week, I believe the discussion is too important to fall prey...
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Post Mother’s Day Feels: Embrace Your Brand of Mothering
Every Mother’s Day since this whole social media thing, I completely enjoy all of the outpouring to mothers here and mothers gone, from...
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A Granny Special: Her love and legacy in dresses
Before we go on to celebrate Mother’s Day, I’m glad that I have a little Hyoism to share with you. Our mother, Hyacinth Grenville, and...
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Who are the people in your neighborhood?
We moved 9 times in 5 years. So, one of the gifts of staying put for the last 12 years is we’ve had the same postman. Here are 3 cool...
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A year ago yesterday
The coach in me assigned myself a year of reflection that I chose to do on the 21st each month. The assignment happened organically. I...
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Regret Is Normal, even for parents
I know one thing. If you regret having children, your kids don’t want or need to hear about it. That’s the tough part. Parents need to...
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Feeling Loved
This moment just hit me. My Dad and I went to visit my Aunt and Uncle at their nursing home yesterday. My Uncle shrieked with delight....
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Arpeggios #Tweenlife - Why We Practice with Our Kids
I was sight singing with our son before he did his piano playing. First, we rhythm read, sing the notes, then play. When I asked, "Did...
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72 Hours Away: Optimized, scrappy, and far down the rabbit hole
When I saw my mother last September, it had been almost a year. She looked dreadful. l was so angry. Why had she kept the devastation...
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Insight - Friendships across Generations
“Isn’t your friend Martha 80 something?” Our son waited for confirmation. “You are the same type of people, Mom." He smiled. “That’s...
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The Fly Away
We made our 2nd annual pilgrimage up to Seattle for the U.S. Men’s Gymnastics Washington Open meet. Our son placed 7th in his age group....
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