Category: family
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Our Journey to Find a New Home
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The past few weeks have been a whirlwind, as we have been house hunting. It seems like we’ve had to deal with a lot in such a short space of time – from looking for home inspectors Lynchburg, failing to send bids in time, last-minute home tours, the list goes…
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December 8: Losing Weight, Regaining Myself
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Day 8: Re-finding myself as I look at the reasons I’d gained weightAbout three months ago to the day, my family celebrated little Zoom’s first birthday. It was a lovely event. Family and friends came over for an elephant themed party. I owe you guys some photos of that party.…
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December 4: Being a Mother
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Day 4: Thoughts on being present, living in the moment, and on being a motherToday I spent most of my day with little Zoom. Sean had to work, so Zoom and I were on our own. I like the days that we have together, as I am a mom who…
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Thanksgiving Thoughts
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I love Thanksgiving. This year we hosted, having nine people over for dinner. Three of the attendees were one year old. And I like to think they had a great time. This face on little Zoom says it all for me. “I’m thankful for this moment, this amazing food, all…
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The Wisdom of My Father on Big Decisions
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Growing up, my Dad always encouraged me to dream big and work hard to make those dreams a reality. When I decided I wanted to go back to Divinity School for a Master’s in Religion, it happened to coincide with a bad breakup with a long term boyfriend. My first…
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A Christmas Promise
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Every family has its own Christmas traditions. Some of you might go caroling at local the Church in Elk Grove (or one local to you), make hot chocolate, build a snow-person as a family, and so on. Gifts are the major highlight of all. My family opens gifts on Christmas…
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Leaving on a Jet Plane
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One of my favorite stories from my friend Kathy (my Yale roomie) was from when she was a little girl. As a child of divorced parents, she had family in both California and Texas. She spent her summers in California and the rest of the year in Texas. Airplanes took…
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Over the Weekend
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This weekend, we went to see Star Trek. I really liked it. Given, there were some basic plot issues, but if you were able to set that aside, I found the story to be entertaining. I really liked the back story of James T. Kirk, and I really loved Zachary…