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Day 2: BLESSING THE NIGHT DARE: Go outside and count 100 stars. Then make an audacious wish on the brightest star. I wrapped a wool poncho around my worn pajamas and...
[Note: A few months back, after the MOPS year had ended, I found the 28 day challenge MOPS gave last year with their welcome packet. The next couple of posts are...
I’ve started training for a 5k that I’m running in early next year, which means spending more time outside. Last week, I walked around a lovely, but not particularly pedestrian-friendly, town....
Every week, the moms group I attend puts out free day-old bread from a local bakery. I grabbed a whole-wheat baguette and before I knew it, the day old bread turned...
There’s been a long drought in California the past few years that it seems all people can talk about. We worry about the crops, wildfires, and communities whose wells have run...
One of the first things people inevitably noticed about my son, Thomas, is his ears. Not his actual ears, but the ears connected to his Mickey Mouse baseball cap he received...
My in-laws took Matt and me on a trip to a safari park just after Christmas in 2012. Though the animals were contained, we actually went into the different enclosures to...
“Tel Aviv?” I stared at the return address on the package I’d just picked up from the post office. I didn’t recognize the name, but then, I don’t know anyone in...
The above clip came across my newsfeed today. In the midst of animals memes, FMLs, and other inane stuff, there was this gem of a story. Debt collectors being nice, serving...
A couple days ago, I took time out of my longest work day to walk around the lake. One of my goals for this quarter is to faithfully exercise at least...
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