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  • Ode to Sleep

    Ode to Sleep

    Good morning, Sunshine.I was feeling lots of emotions early this morning.Couldn’t sleep last night.Sleep has been challenging lately.An earlier bedtime would certainly fix all of it or at least most of it.But there are conversations being had and love being made and dreams being delivered that have priority over the extra couple of hours of…

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  • Grandpa

    Grandpa

    This is Grandpa’s story. His name was Wayne – the same as my husband – so try not to get confused – but we called him Grandpa. He was my Wayne’s stepdad.   He and my mother-in-law, Shirley,  got married a few years after Wayne and I married, and he is the best thing that ever…

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  • Connect the Random Dots

    Connect the Random Dots

    I know that many of my posts are deep and tear inducing. I guess I start writing and all the heavy stuff pours out.  It really has been a good place for self-therapy. I am thankful that I have this space to vomit all the hurt and confusion and anger and heartbreak – better out…

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  • Ode to August

    Ode to August

    August was an interesting month. Running had been going well. I was on track with my running plan but started having some issues with my heels and Achilles tendons. Running generates plenty of aches and pains, but I woke up one morning and could hardly hobble across the bedroom floor to get to the bathroom.  One should not be…

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  • Tell Me a Story

    Tell Me a Story

    Tis the season for family gatherings and good old summertime barbecues.  Friends and family come over to visit and eat and drink.  There’s always a group that nabs the chairs around the kitchen table as soon as they arrive.  Some will hit the patio or front porch, always a few that linger in the kitchen, and a…

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  • Gratitude

    Gratitude

    Seems like when the universe is trying to get a message or some guidance to me, it bombards me with direction.  Every blog and article I read, every podcast I listen to, every vlog I watch will be related to that which I need to pay attention.  Clearly the universe knows that I don’t take…

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  • The Ugly, the Bad, and the Good

    It’s Thursday, which means nothing really, but in social media world it has become #throwbackthursday. People posts pictures from last week, last month, their first 5k or marathon, or maybe a picture from high school, which for some us was a long, long time ago! (What were we thinking with that big hair?!) For my…

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