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defyingtheworld: Striving for Clarity; Pausing to Reset
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One day at a time. Tuesday, August 04, 2015. Striving for Clarity; Pausing to Reset. Having recently moved from our neighborhood of seven years to a brand new neighborhood in a familiar town, I’ve been doing some thinking about friendships. My mind is attempting to process cleaving from one community and beginning again in another, and I have all these snippets of thought about friends and friendship dying to be organized. So here we go. There are so many different types of friends:. People whose kids...
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defyingtheworld: Losing Robin Williams
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One day at a time. Tuesday, August 11, 2015. After Robin Williams' sudden death last year, I fully intended to sit down and write about it because losing him felt strangely personal. As I sorted through why, I realized that I was grieving. I went online and saw that I wasn't alone; so many people posted that they felt like they'd lost a member of their own family. I felt the same. About a stranger, a person I'd never met. I just have to be careful when and how often I do it. It's worth it if it helps...
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defyingtheworld: I suck, you suck, we ALL suck; let's go to church!
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One day at a time. Friday, June 28, 2013. I suck, you suck, we ALL suck; let's go to church! The ants go marching. You try getting all dolled up and visiting churches at 8mos pregnant! I'm sure I have briefly mentioned before that the small (150 member? After serving more Sundays (morning AND evening! Not to be in church. We just didn't expect to be gone this long. Where you don't have to be perfect (phew! You can make mistakes, but there IS such a thing as forgiveness and redemption. Which is what c...
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defyingtheworld: Dear New Homeowners
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One day at a time. Monday, June 22, 2015. Dear New Homeowners,. First of all, welcome home! And thank you, for choosing and purchasing our house. We bought this home in 2008 from a woman named Emily (we still sometimes get mail for her), who was the original owner and kept the house well-maintained (except for the white carpet, which had grayed and we knew we would quickly replace). The interior was all pale yellow except for the master bath which was an unflattering brown. Jen, Jason and Liam.
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defyingtheworld: February 2014
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One day at a time. Sunday, February 02, 2014. Liam at 18 Months. Liam is growing so quickly! I just finished creating a photobook on Shutterfly.com and listed several of his favorite things at this stage in life, and I thought I'd post them here so I can look back and see his progress. His baby years are flying by so quickly, I don't want to forget any of these details. His favorite foods are. Lala (water), hop, fell down, up, gone gone, kook (cookie), dinga dinga (? The kid loves ugly shoes. He like...
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defyingtheworld: August 2014
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One day at a time. Wednesday, August 13, 2014. It's official: I have a TWO. When did THAT happen? When did he transform from a baby into a little boy? Who runs and jumps and laughs and says PHRASES like "open da door," "hank you Mom-eee," "go uppa hill,". And "Tom stuck adda bridge.". I just ordered a Thomas the Train potty for his bathroom. Sometimes I wish the hospital staff had given us a remote for him, equipped with a pause (or mute? I truly do love parenting this kid. I wish I could take credit...
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defyingtheworld: June 2015
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One day at a time. Monday, June 22, 2015. Dear New Homeowners,. First of all, welcome home! And thank you, for choosing and purchasing our house. We bought this home in 2008 from a woman named Emily (we still sometimes get mail for her), who was the original owner and kept the house well-maintained (except for the white carpet, which had grayed and we knew we would quickly replace). The interior was all pale yellow except for the master bath which was an unflattering brown. Jen, Jason and Liam.
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defyingtheworld: May 2014
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One day at a time. Sunday, May 04, 2014. Approaching the Dirty Thirty. But my turn to greet 30 is almost here, and I'm approaching the milestone a little differently than some of my friends are. My "Dirty 30" has been more "do I like the person I am today? Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Approaching the Dirty Thirty. Jason and me, October 2011. All Things Hendrick - Heather Hendrick. Daughter of the King - Sarah Rose. David M Walley's Blog. Kisses from Katie- Katie Davis in Uganda.
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defyingtheworld: July 2014
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One day at a time. Thursday, July 24, 2014. Over the Threshold of 30. Well, it came and went. The big 3-0. I had really built this birthday up, this milestone. This one was a huge turning point for me. I was so afraid that I would wake up that day and not feel any different, after all the energy I expended, preparing to step over that threshold and into a new decade. Feel different. I was really surprised. I finally decided to face. It was hard. (Understatement Alert! Bull;procrastination, laziness.
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