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Lindsey’s sweet & simple beach wedding
So last week I gave you a little one-photo teaser, but now that our big kids and grands have all left town, I’ve got time to properly tell all about Lindsey’s beach wedding. Consider yourself warned: photo-heavy post. NOT SORRY! 😉 Yes, we photographed the wedding. I took the getting-ready photos, and stepped in when…
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Lindsey is married!
So this happened on Sunday evening: We still have family in town (so many grandbabies!) but I’ll tell y’all all about it soon!
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Reflecting on 44
“Aging is an inevitable process. I surely wouldn’t want to grow younger. The older you become, the more you know; your bank account of knowledge is much richer.” ~ William Holden I get reflective around my birthday. It feels like an appropriate time to analyze where I am in life, look back on my personal…
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Life lately: May highlights
“Just living is not enough… one must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower.” ~ Hans Christian Andersen May is the month of an explosion of hydrangeas in my backyard. I have pink, purple, and blue — and they make me all kinds of happy! happenings & homeschooling Sea turtle season has kicked off, and…
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Parenting boys: looking ahead (and back) at the teen years
My first foray into parenting a boy was when I became stepmom to a teen already significantly taller than me. He drummed on everything (EVERYTHING) and could fall asleep anywhere (gets that from his dad), but has always been a likeable guy. He didn’t fit any of the negative expectations our culture tries to pin on…
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Half Marathon for ALS Awareness
Today is my dad’s birthday. He’d have been 76. If not for ALS, even at that age, he would’ve likely continued to fill his days with hiking, gardening, and talking to the black bears that frequented the mountain home he built himself. He still would’ve been riding his Harley and meeting buddies at Waffle House…