Special Days with the Elder Children

Andy recently took Liam, Gillian and me with him on one of his work trips to Raleigh. After already traveling for two weeks in a row we decided it was worth the extra effort to be together and packed up all our school stuff, sent Squire to kick it with his Nali and Grandad, and [...]

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Halloween, Peter Pan, and Love Me Some Asheville

Halloween Went up to Shelby to hang out with my folks. I LOVE that they’re close enough now for us to just run up for a day or two whenever we want! Although I thought maybe they’d get less candy doing a trunk or treat than they would visiting a hundred houses. WRONG! Them folks [...]

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Like When We Were Young

Remember being a teenager and doing something just a little bit dangerous, a little bit bit forbidden? I’m not talking about something sinful or illegal, just something your parents probably wouldn’t let you do because something COULD happen, or because  (own it moms and dads both new and old) it just might have made them [...]

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Hello, Goodbye

Agh!  I just got back from the Worship God Conference up in MD and have TONS to talk about!!!! I guess I’ll have plenty of time to write and edit my post about it though, because tech-free week started really about twenty-eight minutes ago. (Not off to a very good start, am I?) I just [...]

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Mostly Pictures and Turning 31

I Went Up To The Mountains . . . . . We just got back from a little jaunt to the mountains with Ando’s family. Even though we’re all pretty close geographically, we sort of run in different directions and don’t get much time together all at once. It’s so frustrating knowing that the business [...]

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The Whole Dreaded Process

My last post talked a little bit about the whys of the dreads, but a lot of people are asking me some hows and whens, so I thought I’d post a little bit about the whole process. Well, mostly just the pics. If you want to know how to make them, check this out, and [...]

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A Little Something Drastic

It was time for a change. Time for something drastic. Drastic that is, not impulsive. Believe me, the decision was weeks and weeks in the making and many hours of researching and heart searching. I wanted something new and exciting, but something that would simplify things, something that would not re-define me, but maybe something [...]

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Oh, The Places You’ll Go . . . . .

. . . .  in your head while sitting in the ER. According to strengthsfinder.com, I am Empathic. (If you think I’m referring to a certain Bedazoid, you’re a kindred spirit, but that’s not quite what I’m referring to.) I’m talking about the more simple ability to understand and share the feelings of another. Empathy [...]

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Standing In Line For Five Hours With the One I Love

ou know how it is when you get in the car without the kids and you just sigh? And fall asleep?  That was me.  I couldn’t even function without an hour to come down from my almost constant state of mommy stress and motion. Do those of  you who are moms notice that?  I can’t [...]

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Night Terrors with Giggles and a Spider on the Side

All three of my kids have night terrors.  I just ran into the bedroom after hearing an ear piercing scream out of Eliot.  He screamed about three times before I got in the room.  I expected to find him crying, hot, diaper exploded, tangled in a blanket or something, but when I got to him [...]

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