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Week-end: links & life {vol. 42}
“One way to get the most out of life is to look upon it as an adventure.” – William Feather Could little-kid Brandon be any cuter? This was out on his grandfather’s sailboat (Ken’s dad) twenty-ish years ago. Ken would love to have a boat someday, and how fun would it be to carry that…
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Throwing off the bowlines
Lately I’ve been having difficulty being still. As an introvert, quiet downtime is vital for me. My need for stillness is in direct proportion to how loud/busy my life is; for the first 40 years of my existence, I didn’t recognize the correlation — but becoming mama to two young children very close in age…
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Week-end: links & life {vol. 41}
“Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.” – Mark Twain When you wear a #gymselfie shirt, you have to take a selfie. And it’s more fun with friends. These ladies are part of the small group I help train; I adore them. And they make sixty-something look…
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Baby Carter is here!
Y’all! He’s here! Diane and Brandon checked into the hospital for an induction Sunday evening, and after a rather uncomfortable night, Carter was born at 1:24PM on Monday afternoon. Diane did great and mom and baby are both healthy. At 9 pounds 8 ounces and 21.5 inches long, Carter is a big boy — but…
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Capable of more: life lessons from the gym
After Saturday’s workout I thought, “I’m not going to be able to move my arms tomorrow!” Now let me make this clear: you don’t have to feel sore to know you had a good workout. That depends on your body and your goals. But the thing is, I’ve realized through working out that my tendency…
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Week-end: links & life {vol. 40}
“Let us never know what old age is. Let us know the happiness time brings, not count the years.” – Ausonius We celebrated a birthday! It’s took me a couple of years to figure out that Scout is more easily overwhelmed on “special” days; that’s not uncommon for kids from traumatic backgrounds. Given the choice,…