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6 Lessons Learned From Being Alone
My bucket list, handwritten in 1998. Back in 1998, a friend and I decided we would make bucket lists; 100 things we wanted to do in our lifetime. My list was entitled, My Ultimate To-Do List! Oh my,...
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On Becoming a Cowgirl, or Finding Your Happy Place
It’s day one of our adventure and we’re getting ready. I look across the room and see my husband sliding his feet into his new cowboy boots. I can’t help it, the sight makes me chuckle. Steve. In...
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Standing in the Middle of the Mess
She came down the stairs, a look of defeat on her face, “It feels like I’m not making any progress,” she said, “You can’t even tell I’ve done anything.” My oldest daughter is going to grad school and...
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Don’t Think about it, Just Jump
A year ago this week my husband and I were in Maui, taking a private tour on the road to Hana. If you’re not familiar, the road to Hana is a miles long stretch of highway along the east coast of Maui....
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Do Less, Be More: Why I’m Not Doing Christmas this Year
I love the holidays, I really do. Anyone who knows me knows my priorities in life are faith and family. But if I’m honest, there is usually a tiny part of me that can’t wait for it all to be over....
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Seven Signs You Should Take a Chance on Love
We were sitting at her kitchen table, my friend and I, when her daughter walked in. I immediately got up, gave her a hug and congratulated her on her recent engagement. We all sat for a while,...
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If Mom Were Still Here
Today is a new day. One that for me, comes with a bit of pain. Because 3 years ago today my mother died. Life has never been the same since. But here is the good news: Though the day may be hard,...
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23 Things I Wish I Could Tell My Younger Mama Self
Me holding my first child when she was a week old, 1994 I’ve been a mother for 23 years. That means in the last 23 years I’ve changed hundreds of diapers, picked up thousands of toys, held puking...
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Birds, Weeds and Learning to Let Go
We bought some property in the country last year. One day we hope to build a house on the land. But this spring, my family planted a garden. Well in all honesty, my daughters and husband did the...
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Like Mother, Like Daughter
My mom, daughter, me and Grandma ‘Cille If she were here, she’d have called me on the phone a month ago, asking me about my plans for Mother’s Day. I’d have said, “I don’t know Mom, I haven’t gotten...
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