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"Goodnight Moon!"

On August 28th, our son Ryan turned 2 years old. Dad was out of town so we celebrated officially once he was home that following weekend with family and friends and sort of allergen-friendly...

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Walking, Part 2

My mom’s not a huge fan of crowds but she wanted to do this walk.  She didn’t want to stay for the closing ceremonies or anything like that.  She said walking together was her celebration, so that’s...

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Where Lies Your Beauty?

Today, Em and Ry and I were walking through Walmart.  As we stopped to honk the bike horns on the aisle display, parked between youth men’s clothing and the craft aisles, my eyes locked on the new...

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A Whole Lotta Tongue in Cheek

Recently someone I know posted a picture of himself being baptized as an infant.  His caption had some sort of smart ass sentiment about “water boarding” and “for shame…I was just a baby.”  It got me...

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It’s Important for you to Know

It’s important for you to know I don’t always hate myself. It’s important because it is the truth. And “hate” is a big word, one which isn’t truly accurate for how I feel day in and day out.  But for...

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Thankfulness is a Lifestyle

…not just a November thing. Sure I love Thanksgiving!  Pumpkin is one of my favorite foods, along with warm comfort treats like mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, stuffing, and turkey.  Of course, that’s...

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Show Me Your Moves

20+ years with this guy! (Photo: Jessica Quadra, Barcelona, Spain) As we were driving home from Denver this evening, after a fun day where Jason and Em went climbing at REI and Ryan and I watched...

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An Open Letter…to Everyone: My High School Do-Over

(*This isn’t a passive-aggressive “open letter”, rant-style, where I go off on your sucky behavior as a human, as it affects me or my people, but rather my own confession.) This past weekend I was...

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What If…God said, “Bang!”?

We’ve read the account of Creation to our kids many times.  Our oldest is in 6th grade and has gone to private, public, and home school during this time and has also learned about evolution.  And this...

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“Inappropriate” Questions

When the PICU attending physician came into Noah’s hospital room to tell me our son’s stool had killed dozens of mice at the CDC and wondered if Jason and I were going to “intubate” Noah, put him on...

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