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The Gift

August 13, 2010

When I hear people belt out the most beautiful melodies from their voices, filling a room with the sounds of angels, I want to be able to sing.  When I watch as two individuals extend their limbs into perfect lines, telling a story through their fingertips, I, too, wish I could dance. Sometimes I see [...]

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Nothing Wasted

August 6, 2010

Last night as my birthday date came to a close, I lay in bed thinking about the last 31 years.  I was overwhelmed by the goodness of God.  I compiled a mental list of all my blessings, a list I have chosen to keep between God and me, and I realized what a full 31 [...]

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Remembering

July 23, 2010

Sometimes it’s easy to forget. I look across the bed at my husband, tired from a long week at work, and recognize my own weariness.  Weariness, a feeling more common than not.  Talking has quickly given way to sleep. Who are these two people? Sometimes I look back at those two people, ten years younger, [...]

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Catching the Laughter

July 16, 2010

Sometimes I wish for them to grow up, to age one more year and gain a little more sense, a little more independence. And other times, I watch as a sudden spirit of carefree blows in and tickles their toes, pushing them off their bottoms, creating a primal urge to shed clothes, innocence throwing off [...]

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Living With Animals

July 9, 2010

I’ll do push-ups.  I’ll do sit-ups.  I’m not afraid of pain. I’ve done the natural childbirth thing, and I’ve scrubbed poop off of walls.  I consider myself a fairly tough cookie.  However, even I have my limits. Eight years ago when my husband jumped up and down like a four-year-old while I was trying to [...]

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A Tilt of the Head

July 2, 2010

Last night as I was driving home from a shopping adventure, I peered into the back of the van to see if the kids had fallen asleep, yet.  Based on the meltdowns and general unreasonableness, I knew what time it was without seeing a clock and that my kids were through for the day. Sure [...]

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Finding a Moment of Thanks

June 25, 2010

As I woke up this morning, I immediately was thankful for a new day.  To say that almost all of the 24 hours of yesterday was horrible would not be that much of an exaggeration.  Even after the day should’ve been over, Hannah Grace repeatedly came downstairs while Matt and I tried our best to [...]

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