Live Like You Matter
Hey there! I took an unplanned vacation from writing- everyone in our family ended up getting that awful winter crud going around and everything non-essential came to a screeching halt. Although my …
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There is something wrong with me. Five-year-old Elisabeth learned this a long time ago. The girls in ballet class were efficient teachers with their sideways looks, pointing fingers, and poorly-hidden …
And I’m back! Sorry to make you wait, I just couldn’t finish the whole story in time. Plus, labor is all about waiting, so feel free to consider it, in some small way, experiencing childbirth with …
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The Perfect Birth Story, Child 1 Part 1. I knew. I took a test but I already knew the answer. I was pregnant. I could tell my body felt different, my like-clockwork cycle was off, and I knew. It …
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I love travelling but not the travel part. The point is Point A or Point B, not the effort it takes to get the distance between the two. When someone gleefully declares “ROAD TRIIIIIP!” a small place …
I was sitting at my desk, the 4th grade me, looking at my homemade-from-old-jeans desk bag tied to the right side. One of the jean pockets was full of fragrant #2 yellow pencils with their gummy pink …
