memories
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Etro & Entre Vous
Etro boots bought circa 2011 (still alive and well) I’ve been blessed in many areas of life, but one that’s always on the forefront of my mind is my friendships. I’ve had and still have many great friends that I enjoy and love deeply and consistently. It’s not easy to have, keep, or make new…
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Dresses & Drama
There’s something about dresses that invite or maybe even ignite drama. We think of romance, dinner dates, weddings, proms, funerals, last dates, fights, holding hands with legs crossed, showing a knee, good parties, boring parties. But even a boring party can be an enchanting soiree with a great dress. I love dresses. Dresses are great…
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A new February
I really don’t want to write today. I want to curl up with a 3rd cup of coffee under snuggly blankets and watch completely mindless TV shows or some odd cartel documentary from 2015. I want to distract myself from the task of formulating feelings in my mind that will transfer to my hands and…
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Firsts & Lasts
I know it’s been awhile. I’ve been doing ‘nothin’ and everything since May and June and my son’s pending graduation. I don’t know about you, but when I’m emotionally overwhelmed, everything gets paralyzed. I mean not ‘everything’, I still fed my son and the cat, took out trash, made beds and brushed my teeth. But…
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Letters to my Son
Countdown to graduation… Dear Ravi, Although in my mind’s eye, I still see you as that slightly cherub ruddy faced toddler smiling and laughing most of the day, I know you are a man now. You have a beard and are 6’3”! Forgive your Mom for sometimes still treating you like a little boy. But…
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Monday Randoms
So many things are a waste of time, you know what’s never? Prayer. Did you know that boats take on water if they aren’t used? Take-away: if you don’t keep swimming, you will sink. I’m sure many of you will agree: I get my best ideas in the car, shower, and on long walks —…
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Morsels for May
Everyone does get 15 minutes of fame, if you’re lucky, you get an hour. If only I could tell my younger self and all others younger than me, that humility would have solved most of your problems. Seek it. It’s okay if your greatest source of happiness is friends and loved ones around your table…
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Real trophies
From age 6 to about age 18, whenever I blew out my birthday candles, I wished to make the Olympic team. Statistically speaking, I got ‘closer than most’ and made it to Olympic Trials and one World Trials. But never the team. There are many parents that win gold medals, others win major awards, eg…
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Hellos & Goodbyes
Falling back to last week’s blog to finish my thoughts. Alistair Begg, from London School of Theology, spoke about how we can tell a lot about someone by their ‘hellos and goodbyes’. I think he’s on to something. He boldly declared, ‘You want to be different? Be different with your hellos and goodbyes.” I’m a…
