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Letting Go

When I was five, I wanted to be a vet like every other 5-yr-old. As I grew older, I realized I don’t really like animals. Eh, my plans changed. When I was a teenager, my plan was to become a teacher; and I was dead set against marrying until I was at least 30, if IContinue reading “Letting Go”

Sunsets

Curiosity

Curiosity has struck me… My son’s Cub Scout den is meeting at our house tonight to interview my cousin who is a police detective, firefighter and EMT. I wonder if they (8 year-old boys) will be surprised when they see she is a woman. When I was a kid, this might have surprised my classmates.Continue reading “Curiosity”

[Tumblr original] Inspiration from the Laundry Fairy

A while back, a friend posted a tongue in cheek request to the “laundry fairy” on Facebook to please tackle her situation ASAP. I thought, “I have a laundry fairy!” Several months ago, my aunt started cleaning our house for us once a week. (The evolution of this blessing is a story in and ofContinue reading “[Tumblr original] Inspiration from the Laundry Fairy”

[Tumblr original] Becoming “That” Family

Since I last wrote a post of my own, my world has been flipped upside down, turned inside out, and re-positioned on a Tilt-A-Whirl. Number Two was diagnosed in June with additional, quite serious health problems, one of them a chronic, life-threatening (although not directly life-shortening) illness. My world, and that of my entire family,Continue reading “[Tumblr original] Becoming “That” Family”