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oh, happy day
We had the opportunity to celebrate my dad’s birthday this past Sunday. Because he’s not all ‘don’t talk about my age’ like my mom is, I’ll share that he turned 62. It ain’t nothin’ but a number. I...
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brothers
I was blessed with one sister. Actually, I think if you think in terms of birth order, she was blessed with me. Right? I’m kidding. Anyway, I always wanted a brother. But even though ‘advanced maternal...
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the best gift
It’s my birthday. The first order of business? An admission. I turned 30 today. Oh geez, okay. I’m 33. However, I do appreciate the one friend who texted, “u make 40 look good” and the other who...
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our mother’s day
Mother’s Day is coming up. It’s actually just a hop, skip and a jump away. I hear it’s being celebrated on May 12. PSA over. Today, though, is MY mother’s day. Like, my mother. It’s her birthday. And...
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significant events
It was funny. I read the 40th day in my devotional this morning and I thought, ‘how cool? i’ve made it through 40 days. that’s pretty significant, right? yay to the me.’ It’s not that 40 is every...
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seventeen
My dearest, sweet Alyssa, I’ve been watching you. I feel so fortunate that some of life’s circumstances resulted in your becoming a much greater presence in my (and Connor’s) life these past couple of...
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better late than never
Just about a year and four months ago (give or take), we celebrated my niece’s sweet sixteen. Thankfully, she’s incredibly patient and understanding because it took us this long to actually make due on...
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wordless wednesday
infinite love.Filed under: expressions in light Tagged: appreciating the journey, birthday, bonding, celebrate, friends, fun, infinity, memories, random, wordless wednesday
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my funny valentine
It is honestly completely crazy to think about that morning eight years ago when I felt my first contraction. It was February 13, just after 3:00 … in the morning, that is. I met the little human being...
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#tbt happy birthday, mom
good sport She won’t be happy about it, but I love this photo of my mom. Happy birthday, mama. Do you still love your card? Remember the card with the super sweet quote and even better birthday...
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more about the dance
I posted back in April about the overly used ‘dancing in the rain’ quote. Guess what? It came up again. Funny how that happens, isn’t it? Anyway, I wanted to grab a card for a friend today and just...
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wordless wednesday
Only because I couldn’t find the appropriate words to convey how I feel about this girl, here are a few photos from her eighteenth birthday celebration this past weekend. Love your face off, Alyssa...
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eleven
I snuck a peek into his classroom this morning and felt my heart skip a beat as I caught his face across the room. As he looked up (his teacher suggested a sneak attack #foiled), I couldn’t help but...
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twelve looks good on him
The good news (for you) is that it’s Wednesday, my eyes are heavy and I have some photos to share so although I could get wordy, I’ll do my best to tell a little story with photos. Surely that story...
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thirteen
So this whole facade about being 28 is becoming harder to maintain because, well, in the past five months my darling young son outgrew me. I recall his well-baby visit last August and he had just hit...
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golden child
Does anyone still do golden birthdays these days? Are any of you old enough to know what that means? I was sitting here thinking back to when I turned 17 on that one fine (and I’m sure, cold) January...
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on love and the present
Ok, let’s just get something out of the way right at the outset. At the onset? From the get-go? The start; let’s just go with that. I try real hard with the words. This isn’t some lovey dovey ‘i have...
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happy belated birthday
Is there anything more appropriate than taking the opportunity on ‘National Son’s Day’ to actually just recap my son’s birthday that was now more than two weeks ago? It’s just rhetorical. In the midst...
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