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"We are not put on this earth for ourselves, but are placed here for each other. If you are always there for others, then in time of need, someone will be there for you.
-- Jeff Warner"What I want to say to you is that sometimes life catches you by surprise and you feel unequipped to handle what it brings you, but every bit of life you've lived before that moment equips you to live through it. That's what I would give to you."
-Fanni Victoria Green-Lemons (talking to her daughter)If there is any secret to this life I live, this is it: the sound of what cannot be seen sings within everything that can, there is nothing more to it than that.
"The most important thing she'd learned over the years was that there was no way to be a perfect mother and a million ways to be a good one."
-Jill Churchhill
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Redemption
When I was a sophomore in College I applied to a study abroad program. The program was a six week writers workshop in Ireland. I still have the acceptance letter in my stacks of stuff I can’t quite part with. … Continue reading
Travel Woes
My experience with international travel began on my honeymoon to Jamaica in 2004. We took a couple of fairly short flights, got on a bus in Montego Bay and road to the resort where we spent 95% of our international … Continue reading
Good night
Last night I was juggling putting girls to bed. It is one of the things l like least. I love my girls more than anything, but I don’t like bedtime duty. I was shuffling back and forth from one room … Continue reading
Rotten
I woke up on Saturday morning hoping for a warm day. Back in August when cold weather seemed like a distant memory I signed up for a November 5K on a whim. Now it’s here and though we have been … Continue reading
Its a 10k, not a marathon
I was all set to sign up for the race for the schools 10K coming up on October 14th…what a great way to wind down my 31st year. I decided this weekend that I had to run it on my … Continue reading
Things that are Awesome
Kids wearing costumes when it isn’t Halloween. Today I saw Woody shopping at Wal – Mart and then I saw Rapunzel walking on Front Street after work. Awesome.
Healthy Kids 5K
I woke up this morning to the sound of rain drops hitting my bedroom window. Not what I was hoping for on the morning of my first *real 5K* (I say real, because I have done a few, but I … Continue reading
Random memories
I was lying in bed tonight trying to fall asleep and I remembered a TA I had my sophomore year at Iowa. He was the one that pointed out to me, and the rest of my undergrad creative writing class … Continue reading
Self preservation
I have always prided myself on my sense of self preservation. That looks dangerous? A quick risk assessment will tell me if its worth it or not and I proceed. I have made it to nearly 32 years old with … Continue reading
Jumping Daisy 