Yearly Archives: 2012

. . . you and I are far more powerful than we ever really know. . . The majority of us lead quiet, unheralded lives as we pass through this world. There will most likely be no ticker-tape parades for us, no monuments created in our honor. But that does not lessen our possible impact, […]

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Chanelle and I did something that I typically avoid at all costs. . . we ventured into Walmart. . . after dark.  Most of our Walmart trips happen first thing in the morning.  The morning Greeter makes the experience a pleasant one.  For example, just  last week after issuing his cheerful Good Morning! Welcome to […]

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It’s funny, I said to Chad, it’s just hitting me that it’s permanent.What? he asked me.That she’s not coming back.  That I’ll never again have a Mom.  That it’s over.Yeah, he said.It’s just so. . . sad, I said to him.It is.  You might be surprised at how often little conversations like this pop up […]

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“Excuse me while I kiss the sky.” –Jimi Hendrex Taking a moment to marvel today.  Remembering how small I really am.

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Kleenex, coughing fits, runny noses, ear infections, Amoxicillin, cough medicine, children’s Tylenol, and constant preaching. . . wash your hands, get a Kleenex, don’t wipe your nose on your shirt, please don’t put your face in Meadow’s face–we don’t want her to get sick. (This one never works–they are like magnets to Meadow).  What a […]

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