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I Had the Time of My Life Fighting Dragons with You
Seated on the floor surrounded by moving bins, Taylor Swift’s music played in the background (randomly on my daughter’s Spotify) while I rummaged through my three kids’ middle school papers. My twins had just started sixth grade when we moved here and my youngest began fourth. Change is rarely easy…
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Texas Pride and Size
If you would have presented me with the 50 state flags four years ago, I would have struggled to identify New York after a half-century of living here. Through process of elimination and knowing the Latin word excelsior (meaning “ever upward”) is plastered on countless NY businesses, schools and many…
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The Reminiscing
Most people merely laugh and cry while pouring over 1000’s of photos when packing up to move. This deep thinker took it to another level, wondering if Socrates would have included the usefulness of photographs and videos in his idiom that the “unexamined life is not worth living”. Do reminiscing…
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Texas Tuesday – The Backstory
The Summary In the last three years, I’ve been to Texas eight times. Last Spring, I stayed a month. My then-remote position made it possible. Though I have seen and stayed in several Texas cities and towns, the state is beyond enormous and I’ve barely scratched the hot soil. I’ll…
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Moving: The Stuff
We grow up and make a home of our own. Some of us buy houses, condos or apartments. Whatever the structure, we collect some STUFF. And, I’m not a collector. So, how did I end up with so much? Photos capturing all we have done as a family make me…
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The Holy Hedge of Protection
On the lighter side today… Sometimes, when I pray the holy hedge of protection over my family, I think of this: Other times, I feel like Violet…This feels like my expression, depending upon what’s going on in the kids lives! Silly, I know. Thankfully, God’s protection is sent forth without…
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Moving: The Highlight Reel
We finally moved last week. My experience confirms the myriad of lists claiming moving is one of the top five life stressors. I’m also grateful to God that it was only moving stress and nothing more serious. We made it out alive😉, relatively in-tact physically, and are giving ourselves the…
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To All Who Labor…
Enjoy today! Click on images for sources. Featured image: https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2015/06/29/could-workers-become-obsolete
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Fowl Behavior
The early mornings of August have been quiet outside. The fledglings have flown so the parents no longer chirp, defending their nests. The at-dawn chorus, wooing a mate, are also over for the season. But these troublemakers have been anything but quiet all summer…. I’ve been more enamored by our…
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Tales from a Mid-Lifer 