I tried to write this last night, but couldn’t. I needed to let my brain cool off after a long weekend of all the kids home—so many conversations, questions, planning, activities. My brain needed time to identify, file, organize, and process everything I experienced over the past four days. Something […]
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This is a picture of our crew today. We had a wonderful time catching up, being together, and watching The Grand run around. The kids cooked and cleaned up—what a treat! Katie and Joe made my famous chocolate cake. It was perfection! They gave me a beautiful white casserole dish […]
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Today was lots of fun. I reaped the joy of all my preparation this week—being with the focus group women and my family. I loved every minute. I took several pictures today. I posted a couple on Instagram. But this one is my favorite. It is not posed. Harvey plopped […]
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I have thought about this often, but didn’t have the words for it until today. Much of my life is preparation—me preparing for what will happen the next day or the next week or next month. This week is a perfect example. I prepared for tomorrow’s focus group: Writing the […]
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Wow. Today was a little bit of lots of things. First, I finished the last chapter for the last time the focus group meets on Friday. I am sad to see it come to an end. I have loved getting to know these women. I am honored they have given […]
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Today I finished planting the flowers I bought with my sister last Friday. It seemed like no matter how many flowers I planted there were still more to go. While taking a break in my favorite spot—the porch swing on the deck—I realized my problem. Planting flowers does not take […]
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I’m not a gardener. I’m not being modest. Ask my neighbor. I love flowers and I love fresh vegetables from my garden, but they are not a high enough priority for me. Other things take precedence over gardening, so my gardens suffer. On the other hand, I do love working […]
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This little boy was my day—my whole day. We played outside, went for a walk with Pops and the puppy, played inside, watched Daniel Tiger, and changed many diapers. Yep, I’ve written a blog similar to this one a few times. Each day with The Grand is an adventure—fun and […]
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Today was a sweet day. Every day is a gift from God and today was an especially sweet one. The focus group this morning is precious beyond precious. Then this afternoon I visited my sister who lives in a nearby city. We went to an amazing nursery near her home […]
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Lately I’ve been posting videos on my social media to encourage women in my area to come to a focus/study group I’m teaching for my new book proposal material. (Above is a screenshot of one.*) I’m not especially comfortable making the videos. I’m more of a face-to-face-use-more-words kinda person. But […]
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