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Epiphany!

I have epiphanies in the bathtub. Really, really important ones that shock me right back into breathing. Because sometimes I forget to breathe, particularly during stressful days like today. Not breathing is one… Read More →

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Interview For “Broken”

    Recently, a fellow writer, Caleb Tyler,  interviewed me regarding the new book, “Broken.”    He had a ton of questions;  though they were all excellent questions, these are the ones that… Read More →

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Saplings

This story is on my mind, and has been all day long. When I was about ten years old, a teacher gave each student in my class a sapling, and told us to… Read More →

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The Magic of Christmas

Have you ever been to a magic show? A really, really good one?   I have. Three times, I have sat in the audience (and once been an unsuspecting participant!) for a David… Read More →

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Thankful Tuesday: Mama

Yesterday’s trek through the ghetto left a lingering question running through my mind. I probably would have been able to ignore it, except that this afternoon, I received the following e-mail. It is… Read More →

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Loneliness: A State of Mind

     I preface important things.   I always have.  If something I need to say is difficult to say,  or it’s really personal or important, I tend to qualify it a lot.… Read More →

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The Beauty of Simplicity

The older I get, the more I love animals.  Especially deer.  I have had a soft spot for deer ever since I can remember.   Not only are they absolutely beautiful, but they… Read More →

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Don’t Do What?

I’ve been waiting to write this post since about noon today.   Noon is when I saw a picture on Facebook.   The picture was posted by some media site but liked by… Read More →

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Our Toy Story

You’ve been dragged by the ear,  you’ve been bounced on a million times,  you’ve been cried upon,  you’ve had multiple ropes tied around your neck to act as reins.  You’ve lost a few… Read More →

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The Sauth

It knows I need it’s creeks and a yard in which to play. It knows that, when my car has broken down on the side of the road, I need a friendly stranger to pull over and offer assistance. It knows that, when dark falls, it’s time to sleep and that businesses should still be closed on Sundays. Its overgrown peach and apple trees, its’ red clay in Georgia and cotton fields downhome, these things bring me comfort. It’s a bit of a fanciful notion, being overcome by a sense of geography, but we’re all a little starry eyed down here. Maybe that’s because our cities sleep and the stars are bright in our small towns.

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The Time Has Come

Taking the time to put aside the tears for all that has been lost or broken, and for all the pain on both sides, that has been created to say “I love you” remembers the support, safety and strength that once was there. Goodbyes are important because they allow us to move on, to pick up the pieces and wake up the next day, believing that there is hope for joy after the rain. Goodbyes are important because remind us that both parties matter.

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The Enchanting Life

You don’t have to be Super Mom, you don’t have to be promoted. You don’t have to be a size six and it’s okay if dinner is burned. Sometimes spending the whole day in your pajamas is exactly perfect, and sometimes chocolate is necessary to maintain sanity.

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Thankful Tuesday: A Very, Very Special One!

It’s here again: that day of the week for which I have set aside time to take stock of all that I am (and should be) grateful for.  It’s been a whole whopping… Read More →

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Boring is Good!

This weekend, we went to Beech Bend, a totally worthwhile and awesome amusement/water park.  It has tons of rides, little or no lines, lots of free things (drinks, sunscreen) and more happy memories for… Read More →

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What Did You Say?

My daughter and I play the following word game, and others that are similar: Breathe:  Can you knot a knot?   Me:  I can knot.  Breathe:  You can knot?  Me: I can knot.… Read More →

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