I love summer. Weeks before the last day of school, I begin anticipating the long stretch of time when the kids and I will all be home together. I look forward to it every year. ?It is a little reprieve from the usual routine. ?People can sleep in. We can wake up in the morning and decide what we are…
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After doing some thinking about what I wrote last time, I decided that my last post needed a follow-up. ?A sequel. ?I was just a tad bit judgmental, and it’s time for me to right my wrong. I realize that the victim of my judgment was a fictional character. ?I realize that writing another post about?Finding Nemo may be overkill….
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I believe that Dory, from Finding Nemo, is one of the most endearing characters of all time. ?She is eternally optimistic. ? Repeatedly, she finds herself in very difficult situations. ?She suffers from short-term memory loss and her traveling companion, who she is with 24/7, is a pessimistic fish named Marlin who suffers from severe anxiety. What she endures…
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Last week, I learned a few unexpected lessons. In my experience, some of the?best lessons I’ve learned are the ones I’m not?expecting. The show up, unannounced, with trumpets blaring demanding my attention. My unexpected lesson began as I was?in the chair at the orthodontist office with my mouth held open by some contraption that pulled uncomfortably on both sides of…
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Sometimes I need a reality check. ?Or two. Or three. Sometimes more. I am a stay-at-home mom. ?I realize that this is not for everyone. Every family needs to decide what works for them. This was the desire of my heart, and my husband’s?heart, and we were committed to making this work. We also knew, God willing, that we desired…
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