Tag Archives: making the most of today

Filling the Spaces

  I mentioned my 6-year-old toothless beauty in a post a few weeks ago. I must admit, I’m a little obsessed with her. At night instead of me reading to her, she reads to me. That’s what happens when suddenly … Continue reading

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Losing Yesterday

I started writing stories at the age seven. I have vivid memories of sitting in my childhood bedroom filling an entire notebook in a single afternoon. My mom saved an assortment of my earliest notebooks and recently brought them to … Continue reading

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The Art of Showing Up

Both of my grandfathers passed away before I was born, so naturally I gravitated toward my husband’s grandfather. He teased me mercifully, but affectionately, and I came to love him as my own. My husband and I had only been … Continue reading

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