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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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More Beautiful With Age

August 5, 2010

It’s all downhill from here.  At least that’s what a new study from QVC initially had me think.  The study finds that women are most attractive at age 31, and since that big day is here for me, I best enjoy the year. I can agree with part of the survey–at 31 I’m happiest with [...]

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The Silver Lining: 10 Reasons that Not Moving is Not Bad

July 20, 2010

We took our home off the market this weekend.  Our realtor removed the sign before knocking on the door so that we wouldn’t have to watch as it became official–we were not moving. I’ve not allowed myself to dwell on the reality because I don’t want to feel disappointed; I love my home and where [...]

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How Not to Hate Parenting

July 19, 2010

Cinderella and the prince get married, and they live happily ever after.  Sigh.  Cinderella may not fit into our culture’s modern way of thinking, but she does get one thing right: She gets happiness. Meanwhile, the rest of us swim upstream in our constant pursuit of an ideal that seems fleeting. Maybe that’s the problem; we’re chasing [...]

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Peace in Purpose

July 1, 2010

Crunching numbers that won’t bend. A laptop closes. Quiet tears of frustration on one side, a sigh of resignation on the other.  Two bodies lay in a divided space, still and tired. Throughout the next day, thoughts of each other pass back and forth, amidst dishes and meetings, children and proposals. Two parties carrying their [...]

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When ‘I’m Sorry’ Doesn’t Cut It

June 21, 2010

Before I had even joined the Air Force, I had memorized its core values: Integrity first, Service before self, Excellence in all we do.  As a candidate in Officer Training School, I saw these values played out many times in different scenarios meant to teach us what these values look like in practice.  What I [...]

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Rediscovering Me

June 11, 2010

Life has a funny way of working out. The other night when I was getting ready for bed, I began to think how I loved writing and questioned why I hadn’t been writing all along. This past year of my life has felt that much more full since recording all of my ideas; I needed [...]

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A Lesson from Galarraga

June 3, 2010

I don’t watch a lot of baseball on TV.  I love the sport, but I don’t want to devote three hours to anything, not with the mound of chores I always have to do.  If I do watch baseball, I’ll watch an Atlanta Braves game, so the fact that I caught the ninth inning of [...]

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Fearless

May 26, 2010

I had no intention of doing any more than dangling her little feet in the water.  I thought the newness of cool waves lapping at her feet, sand squishing between her chubby toes would suffice.  It was early evening, so I hadn’t even changed the baby into her swimsuit; the sun would go down, and [...]

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Learning the Hard Way

April 25, 2010

I quit teaching a few years ago.   I could tell you all the reasons that I quit, but really, there was just one–teaching wasn’t my passion.  If it were, I could’ve dealt with all the problems that caused my frustration.  With that being said, one of the biggest frustrations for me during my time [...]

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