It’s been a long time since I wrote, and I’ve spent a great deal of the time trying over and over how to figure out what to write. There are a million thoughts and experiences, and I have attempted multiple times to just start up the blog entries again as though I hadn’t been silent [...]
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Alright, I’ve been working on the whole-assed life thing, and it turns out it can be really challenging. I think part of my distaste for resolutions is how they come in moments of inspiration and gusto, but they require incredible amounts of work long after the rush of the goose-bump minute of setting the goal [...]
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We have spent seven days sick in our house. Seven live-long days! And still the raunch rages on for Mr. Mom. Nevertheless, it’s New Years Eve, and a few things are going down… First, my Colorado siblings and I will be gathering at my brother’s house in a little while. Graciously, he came and took [...]
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Forget a New Years celebration – it’s a full on PITY party up in here! That’s my funny way of prefacing a complaint. And, hopefully, a conviction to do better. The day after Christmas is difficult for me. In part, that makes good sense. I practically lived for Christmas-time all through my life. And even [...]
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In the story of our family, the Wednesday before Heather died was full and significant. It was a day where the height of reality violently buzzed through every cell in my body. I simply couldn’t decide if I knew she was dying or if I was just allowing doubt to fill my being – doubt [...]
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In case you didn’t know, an election happened this week. (Don’t abandon me – this is NOT an election post! ) Also, in case you weren’t aware, somehow that election resulted in classic old-time dirt-clods-being-thrown and tears-all-over-the-place warfare with a heavy showing by the “give peace a chance” and “can’t we all just get along” [...]
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OK, it’s time to talk truth. Some truth about blogging, and some truth about life. Deep breath, prep the typing fingers, and let’s do this… So when Heather died (three years ago this month – don’t think THAT isn’t hitting me in the face constantly right now), I took a couple months off from work, [...]
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Oh it has been a rough couple of weeks. Mind you, there have been many highlights and wonderful things. There have been cupcakes, birthdays (good gravy there have been awesome birthdays), visits with friends, kind messages, thorough house cleanings, at least two days of completed laundry, and I could go on. Good things; bright things; [...]
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Presently, politics is all the thing, right? Facebook postings either reveal one’s leanings, or loudly abhor and denounce the pronunciation of political opinions. The presidential debate in my own Denver sparked multiple ongoing commentaries (both snarky and serious) lighting up my news feed. It’s being twitter tweeted, it’s in every ad on every medium, and [...]
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Four years ago, just after Heather was diagnosed, I jumped on the bandwagon of Breast Cancer Awareness paraphernalia. It was October, after all, and it was available everywhere. I ordered a fair amount of pink bracelets, and set them out in candy bowls around the house to give away to visitors. And, of course, I [...]
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