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Keep Calm and Say I Love You 27 Aug 2013 | 04:57 am
My grandparents came from the Greatest Generation. They came of age during the Great Depression and I guess when one does, Depression era practicalities tend to shape you. One foot in front of the ot...
The Best Summer of Our Lives 22 Aug 2013 | 08:27 pm
I can count on two hands the last days of our summer. It has been, by far, the best of our lives and I can’t figure out why. Maybe it’s because they’re older. Or wiser. Or more self-sufficient. Or m...
The Bittersweet In-Between 12 Aug 2013 | 09:36 pm
This summer has been all bittersweet. It has been a time of watching the summer slingshot by, watching my daughters grow up and watching my heart take flight as my oldest begins sixth grade. I wrote ...
Included 10 Aug 2013 | 01:00 pm
I’m on (in)courage today talking about being included or not included. And by the way, (in)courage has a brand new look. You should check it out and join me over there! Included Years ago my daughte...
Today We Flourish 8 Aug 2013 | 12:01 pm
Right now I’m looking at the neglected pots of annuals in my back yard. Granted, we live life upside down in Southern California. Our yards are brown in the summer and brilliant green in the winter. ...
We Make it the Cake 7 Aug 2013 | 01:01 pm
Oh, church. Church. I saw some old friends over the weekend and it was absolutely glorious. Just amazing. And when you see people you haven’t seen in awhile you have to catch them up. Life? We moved....
The Responsibility to be Brave 1 Aug 2013 | 11:06 pm
They say your negative emotions travel down the end of the leash. Your dog can sense your fear, your apprehension, your nervousness or your anger. Horses too, I believe. In seven years of horse ridin...
Berries 30 Jul 2013 | 12:00 am
I dropped a whole quart of blueberries on the ground today. Standing alone in the kitchen I looked down at my feet and said out loud. “You have GOT to be kidding me.” It was my fault: I put the cart...
A Letter to My Growing-Up Daughters 23 Jul 2013 | 06:08 am
Dear girls, It’s late in the day and it seems like it’s late in the summer and also, late in your childhoods. It’s scary. I have to admit. I don’t want to let you go into the fall. But you really ar...
How To Make Time Slow Down 18 Jul 2013 | 07:14 am
We’re getting up later these days. Six-thirty doesn’t seem late when the light begins seeping through the shades a full half an hour before that. He swings his feet out of bed and heads for the showe...
