THIRTY-NINE

I turn 39 today. Which means I’m staring down the barrel at 40. Frankly, that feels so strange to say, because so I don’t feel that old by a long shot. Yet, I wouldn’t go backwards in age even if I could. Life brings wisdom […]

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FREEDOM

A friend on Facebook posed a question yesterday: “What freedom in your life are you most grateful for?”  I confess, I clicked the little button to get notified of comments before I left my own, because I was struggling to figure out how to answer. […]

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MOTHER’S DAY

I have my mother’s hands. I don’t know if anyone else has ever noticed this, but I do. When I look down at my hands, I see my mom’s. And I happen to love that fact. I do not have my mother’s memory. Mom has […]

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WHIRLWIND

I’ve seen so many cartoons and memes lately about how January seems to last forever. Apparently there’s some scientific reason that has to do with dopamine in your brain. I don’t know. Feel free to Google that sometime. Here is my tip for how to […]

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THANKFUL HEART

Happy Thanksgiving!! I thought about making a long Facebook status update, but I realized it probably made more sense to take it to ye ol’ blog.  My husband and I did Thanksgiving with my family when we traveled to Texas a little over a week […]

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AGE

Working at a place that serves alcohol, you end up carding a lot of people. If there is one thing I know for sure these days, its that I am terrible at knowing how old people are from their looks. (But I am REALLY good […]

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