Tag Archives: Family

I’m giving myself a night off from the twisting, turning, and unknotting that I’ve been doing in my head for the past week or so.  Things are not completely unraveled yet, but sometimes it helps to step away and come back to it with clearer eyes.  What I do know is that if I let […]

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Like so many others, I have found myself captivated by the attention that is being poured over the tragedy in Tucson.  I have watched doctors reporting on the condition of Congresswoman Giffords, I’ve listened to eye-witness accounts of the event, I’ve been stunned by the descriptions of those who tackled the gunman. I’ve been broken […]

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A weekend full of running from here to there and going from that place to this one does much to fill my tank with more love and memories than my heart can hold.  The endless activities that filled the moments of each day kept my brain on overload as I captured snapshots in my mind, […]

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Her first ride on an airplane.  I was a proud Momma.  Walking through the airport, ten paces behind her Poppy and I, acting as if she owns the place and does it every day.  Staring out the window of the plane and awing at the reality that “We are higher than the clouds!”  Enjoying snacks […]

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We celebrate with homemade cards. . . We celebrate with balloons. . . We celebrate with food. We celebrate by yelling, “Congratulations!” We celebrate because he did it. Twenty-five days of radiation therapy and many miles traveled.  He crossed the finish line. . . . and we are proud. We celebrate the man who we […]

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