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Day 9 – Holding hands
I think back in May I might have posted an excerpt on being thankful from my book. I can’t remember if it included what I’m going to talk about today, so I’m going to say it again. Partly because I’m...
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Day 10 – Anger management?
Tonight I am thankful, honestly thankful, that I did not punch the wall. I remembered that last time I punched a wall when I was a teenager… it hurt. And even though I really, really, really, really,...
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Day 14 – Beautiful days and Invisibility Cloaks!
Today I’m thankful for this beautiful day. It’s truly stunning outside, even if it’s a little chilly for my taste. But I woke up really excited today to have the chance to wake up. I feel good and...
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Day 17 – Movies and moving forward
Jack fell asleep unusually early tonight, and somehow I ended up watching Toy Story 3 alone, and not changing the channel. You can call me a sap, but everyone I know cried during the movie, so I’m...
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Happy Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!! This is an old post, and actually from my book, but it is perfect for today because it begins to embody what thanksgiving is supposed to be about. Truly being grateful...
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Thankful for Losing?
So, whilst watching “The Voice”… the only singing show I watch anymore, I thought about the different people who will be losing, because there are a whole lot of people with talent in the world who...
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Bursting the independence bubble
You know how you grow up with an idea of what independence is? You know, especially as a teenager, that you will “grow up,” graduate high school and be independent. You will make your own decisions;...
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Where rises inspiration, rises hope, even if it is from a “silly, little show.”
This is the Beatles’ first appearance on Ed Sullivan via http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHuRusAlw-Y So, while watching “The Voice” tonight one of the judges commented that this is a “silly, little...
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“I don’t know if you know who you are until you lose who you are.” Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift “I Knew You Were Trouble” via MTV.com So I’m sitting on my porch right now determining if I should brave the cold to go outside and look for meteors. Who doesn’t like shooting stars, as...
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This senseless tragedy in Connecticut
There are many things in life that are incomprehensible. Times when the only words we can repeat read, “I don’t understand. I don’t understand. I don’t understand. I don’t understand.” There is no...
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The holy or the broken Hallelujah
“Hallelujah” via nbc.com Silent Night, Children’s Choir via nbc.com Sometimes we find that life places holes in our hearts. Holes that never fully disappear. They house emptiness. They house sorrow....
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Pondering the ‘end of days’ talk
This is my mom and her siblings on a trip leaving California when she was little. I just happened to run across it on my computer, and thought I’d share. I really don’t have much to say, but I guess...
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Happy New Year!
Happy New Year everyone! I hope you all had a wonderful entrance into the new year. I actually wanted to go to sleep, but Jack stayed up, so I didn’t really have a choice. But we had a very enjoyable...
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Valentine’s Day for Sam
Hi everyone, I wanted to tell you all about a family who is working to adopt a boy who has spina bifida (he actually has no legs, as well) and a kidney disorder. The family has already adopted one son...
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