Category: family life
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Dad.
I had other posts scheduled this week, but life took a turn. Things aren’t always easier just because you know they’re coming. My dad is in his last days. I saw him last Friday, and he even got to meet Scout and Jem. Knowing he met our future children, even for just a moment, was…
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Hi there, New Year! {let’s catch up!}
After a couple of weeks away from blogging to enjoy the holidays with my family, it’s time to catch up! First of all, I updated a few blog-related things. Notice my header with a new girl that looks even more like me? Love her! I moved my feed, too, so I hope my subscribers are…
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Tell Her She’s Pretty
{This photo is from a few years ago; one our “re-creations” ~ this time with Kathryn as Norman Rockwell’s “Girl at the Mirror.”} Nearly every woman I’ve photographed says she hates having her picture made because she doesn’t like how she looks. It can be related to weight (too “skinny” or too “fat”), or a…
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Holding Her Hand {Saying Goodbye to Gran}
My grandmother has lived with my aunt Beckie, right around the corner from us, for the past couple of years. Last year I hosted Thanksgiving so that my grandmother could come to dinner because she’d become mostly home-bound (and we live so nearby). I planned to do the same this year, but the weekend before…
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7 Ways to Make Your Words Mean More
Years ago I went through a time in my life when stress and emotional pain made me want to spew hurtful words. With a whole lot of prayer and verse-memorizing, I succeeded in taming my tongue, but now it’s time to take my words to a new level: not-hurtful is not good enough. My words…