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Gracie’s New Hardware
It has been a long, emotional 24 hours in my city. As the victim’s names are released, we find connections to them in all different places. Former students of coworkers, friends of friends,…
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When God is Tired of Our Prayers
This morning I woke up to headlines that made me sick to my stomach. 20 people killed at a gay nightclub. And not in some far away, remote, Podunk town. It was right…
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Gracie’s PreK Graduation
Yesterday, my sweet, sassy, spitfire Gracie graduated from preschool! WHAT?!?! We are so very proud of her and all she has learned this past year. She had the same preschool teacher as Bean…
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#MCrenovation
When we bought this house, one of the things that appealed the most to us was this extra living space downstairs. Our house has a split floor plan, with bedrooms and two full…
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Happy 7th Birthday, Bean!
Last Wednesday, Bean turned seven years old. SEVEN. As in, the number between six and eight. As in, WHEN DID THAT HAPPEN?! On his birthday, we sprung him out of school and went…
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When Floridians Vacation
This weekend, we took our family to Treasure Island with some friends of ours for a beach weekend. It was heavenly, and just what I need to get me through the last seven…
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A New Adventure: Rock Climbing
We got the sad news a few weeks ago that Bean’s best friend is moving out of the country right after school ends this year. Bean’s pretty devastated. He and his buddy have…
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Buddy the Dog
My mom came over this weekend to spend the night. The next morning, we were sitting around having breakfast and she started telling some stories from my childhood that happened without me (and…
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An Honest Mistake
Gracie gave this note to Chris the other day. “Sorry,” she told him. “I meant to write ‘Dad,’ but I accidentally wrote, ‘Mom.'” It’s been a week and this still makes me laugh.
