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Use the Plates
The author, a former member of the “No Christmas before Thanksgiving” club, decides to put up Christmas decorations early this year. This decision comes from a shift in perspective after years of infertility, grief and loss, with a yearning to reclaim joy and celebrate life as it is, rather than waiting for “perfect” times.
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One Year Later…
It has been a little over a year since Dan and I made the choice to stop trying to grow our family. In a lot of ways, I didn’t think we would make it. That sounds really dramatic, but it’s true. I never once doubted if our marriage would be okay, but there were several…
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Painting Unanswered Prayers
I remember the day we walked through our first house. We had looked at over four million houses online and walked through what felt like one hundred. We had fallen in love a few times, but nothing felt as perfect as that one. When we walked out of THE house for the first time, Dan…
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When Dinosaurs Spit
Earlier this summer, Dan and I drove to St. Louis to meet one of my best friends and her sweet family. On our first day in St. Louis, my friends husband attended a conference, so Dan and I met Heather and her sweet boys, Westin and Henley, at the zoo. It was at least 189…
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When Dreams Die
Long before Dan and I ever met and eventually got married, I wanted to be a Mom. It’s probably the biggest dream I have ever had. When Dan I got married, he knew I wanted to be a Mom and he knew I wanted to stay home with our babies. I will never forget the…
Lil Bit of Glimmer 