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Time After Time
40 weeks. 4 weeks. Forever. 52 weeks. 26 weeks. 1 year. 45 weeks. 7 weeks. 1 week. 40 years. My kids are set to arrive back home next week after spending most of the summer with their dad. I am … Continue reading
Quarentini
I dropped my girls off to their grandmother this afternoon, bags packed and hugs a plenty. I cried pulling out of the driveway. The past two weeks have been a blur, as if being stuck at home has somehow made … Continue reading
Villages
I was recently accepted to a mentoring program through one of the nonprofits in town. Based on the national “Open Table” model, the program trains people from an array of community sectors — including business, education, faith communities, healthcare and … Continue reading
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Not a Disposable Life
Growing up, my mother was a fantastic keeper of memories in the photographic sense. My sisters and I would spontaneously select an album from the book shelf and thumb through the pages, hesitating over specific pictures and remembering our childhood … Continue reading
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Training Bra
My eight year old came home from Grandma’s house singing “I Dreamed a Dream” and donning her first training bra. These two facts don’t really relate to each other with the exception that they both involve my mom. I exclaimed … Continue reading
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