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Essays

Love Lifted Me

March 5, 2010
Saguaro Lake Ranch Arizona

It’s a beautiful old hymn that I used to sing in church when I was a girl. I can still hear the tinny piano music and the voices of the sweet older ladies, earnestly harmonizing together to make a beautiful haunting sound on a Sunday morning.
Love lifted me… love lifted me… when nothing else could [...]

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Motherhood and Business, Mostly

January 28, 2010

I woke up to the wind blowing so hard it sounded like it was trying to take the roof off the house altogether, or at least bully it into falling off by itself. I also woke up to some small person in the bathroom, although whoever-it-was was trying very hard to be quiet, so points [...]

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My (Last) Baby Is A YEAR OLD!

January 9, 2010

Yesterday, my sweet baby girl became a year old. (There are a few more photos at the Caffeinated Kids website today.)
Hilariously, she woke up four minutes before her time of birth: 1:51AM Friday. Troy and I were watching television and had forgotten momentarily what time it actually was – and then we heard her wake [...]

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Farewell, Sweet November

December 1, 2009

Ahhh, December. Here you are again. With your promise of excessively cold temperatures, snow flurries when I would rather you waited until January, and spending lots of money on Christmas sillinesses.
You also bring cozy cuddling by the fireplace, wearing my favorite scarves and hats, and the anticipation of a new year, so close I can [...]

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Brief Sunshine And Serious Grownup Planning

November 5, 2009

Today, I don’t have much to post about. It has been a nice sort of day – the sun was shining for a while, which is a BIG DEAL up here in the FROZEN TUNDRA of Michigan. Ha.
I have been thinking a lot about my business, and the general direction of my professional life; I [...]

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An Apology: A Letter To Myself

October 15, 2009

Dear Beautiful Friend,
I recently realized just how badly I have treated you, and I need to ask your forgiveness.
I rush you when you would rather I let you slowly and carefully act. I expect you to stay awake when you are tired. I expect you to work when you’re sick, pretend you don’t need breaks, [...]

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