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Grateful…
Dear Friends, As this holiday season picks up, I just wanted to send out a gentle reminder… It’s not about the baseboards.It’s not about whether they gleam or are covered in scuffs. It’s not about the outfits.Ripping off new tags or tattered hand-me-downs. It’s not about the table settings.Fine china or paper plates. It’s not…
Do it as if it’s the last time…
“Can we read just one last book, Mom?” My girl looked up at me with a doe-eyed pleading that she knew I couldn’t refuse. I was exhausted. The day’s work wasn’t nearly done.There was laundry that needed to be turned over and dishes crusting away in the sink.Emails to be sent.Bills to be paid. I…
She Was Supposed to be Cinderella…
She was supposed to be Cinderella. This little girl of mine. I’d dreamed of it since I knew I was having a daughter. Because Cinderella was my favorite. My favorite movie to watch. Favorite songs to sing. Favorite fairytale to read. I couldn’t wait to play dress-up with my own itty, bitty, Cinderelly. And when…
Not all those who wander are lost.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN