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The audacity of blooms
The blooms caught me by surprise. I certainly wasn’t expecting to see them. The fog’s been a bit heavy and recently, it seems, I just see gray. So the flowers snuck up on me. I was shocked at their presence and I wanted to shout, “How dare you bloom in this very gray space?” They…
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It’s not mine to hold
Seda, our dog, has a favorite branch that is 4 times her length. She attacks it and fights with it. She drags it around the yard in circles because that’s really all one can accomplish with such an wieldy foe. She growls and wages war against the stick that won’t let her win – the…
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What the waves say.
I stood mesmerized, unable to look away from the waves that crisscrossed before me, greeting each other and drawing diamonds in the water. I stood on the sandbar entranced by the waves that came in sideways upon hitting the sand. The ocean – as if it didn’t already call to me, had something new to…
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I want to be like her.
I want to be like her. I want to make an impact in big and small ways, at every stage. I want to be like her. She walks and cleans the walkway of debris that nature has deposited. I’ve seen her twice in 3 days time. Stick in hand, scooting off a stick or leaf…
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See the evidence of love.
These pants sat in our closet next to the hamper for a couple of weeks. I assumed it was because my husband wanted them washed separately so that I didn’t put them in the dryer. I never gave it too much thought, I figured I would get to it eventually. Eventually was today. I picked…
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Afraid of the Quiet
Check out the previous posts on this topic! Begin with the introduction to the series. I am afraid of quiet moments. Just being honest. I am pretty sure I avoid them. In the quiet moments that are filled with actual quiet, when my brain is not trying to convince me that everything that is hard…
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The imperfect of it all makes it hard to breathe.
The imperfect of it all makes it hard to breathe. The tangle of should and my own expectations leaves me disenchanted and trapped in wishes. The wishes are light but strong and form a web that gives the illusion of structure of safety of purpose. One wrong turn and what I thought was giving structure…
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We Carry So Much: Let’s Support Each Other
Moms. We have to be each other’s biggest fans. I mean this parenting stuff is HARD. Life is hard and relationships can be challenging. There’s so much we are carrying on any given day… and so it is necessary to our collective sanity to be a support to each other. What does it look like…
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When Love Catches Me Off Guard
He sat in front of me. My sweet, little man – right at my knees. He melted me. Just because he is mine. Just because he is. Just because. I marveled how I have always loved this sweet little head. Sometimes when I hug him, hold him, it is easy to imagine…
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The Gift of Conversation
I made a new friend today. She asked if she could sit at my table at the coffee shop. I said, “Of course!” She sat and started asking questions. She was comfortable in her skin and embraced the day and the moment. I, comfortable in my own skin, embraced the moment as well and…
