Where do you turn when you hit a wall? I’ve been running into a lot of walls lately. Maybe they are walls I made. Maybe they are just there because no one said life would be easy. I don’t feel entitled to happiness and I know that some days (weeks…months?) are just harder than others. [...]
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I want to tell you about a little e-book I bought last year called Truth in the Tinsel: An Advent Experience for Little Hands, by Amanda White ($7.99). It’s an adorable book to help parents take their kids through the meaning of Advent in the days leading up to Christmas. There are 24 days worth of [...]
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Today is one of those days where I have a to-do list that is a mile long but the weight of the world is making me stop and make sure my priorities are straight. It’s one of those sobering times to take a step back and remember that our lives can change in an instant. [...]
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This has been some summer. Jerry and I have done more traveling than at any other point in our relationship and it’s exhausting. It’s hard to believe there are only 3 weeks left before Oscar starts preschool. But I have to say that I am really looking forward to being back in a routine. Personally, [...]
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Yesterday I fell into a trap. It was a pretty important election day here in North Carolina and I decided to vote against my party. I voted NO on Amendment One for a few reasons. But mostly, I think altering our State’s constitution is a pretty huge deal and for me, this Amendment wasn’t something I [...]
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There seems to be a lot of hat-wearing these days. Oscar loves to wear hats and put hats on his baby brother. Calvin loves that Oscar is playing with him. Jerry is wearing the hat of dad, husband, friend, landscaper and breadwinner, while I juggle the hats of homemaker, mom, wife, friend, blogger and travel agent. [...]
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On the way to school this morning, Oscar asked me a question. Is Freddy* a bad kid? You see, this is his first day back from Spring Break and he seems to have a little anxiety about this particular child. We learned over the course of the break that (according to Oscar) Freddy is in [...]
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If you are local you will NOT want to miss Raleigh’s biggest Easter egg hunt happening tomorrow, April 7, 2012! Raleigh Easter is in it’s 4th year and it is bigger and better than ever (hello 60,000 eggs!). This year’s location will be at Halifax Mall just like last year. It is an amazing venue [...]
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