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The Summer Sorrow Came Home
You think there is always a tomorrow. We don’t get to choose the storm or when it will hit. None of us asks for it, either—loss, change, heartbreak.…
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Lessons Learned From Grief
In many ways, it feels like yesterday when my legs gave way, and I collapsed to the cold, hard ground when I heard the news that he was…
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I miss you
I need more time but time can’t be borrowed. On May 1, one of my worst fears came true. It felt like an icicle damn came shattering from…
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Mind Your Own Motherhood
“We listen and do not judge. We keep an open mind and speak kind words.” I repeat that statement to my students, sometimes multiple times a day. Middle…
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My Daughter is a Spirited Carnivore
This past Monday, at 10:00 A.M., I finally sat down at my desk to write up my lesson plan for my formal evaluation on Thursday. My mind was…
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Fatherhood Is Hard Work, And a Heart Job
There was a food truck festival in town last weekend. The honey-soaked corn dog was well worth the $9.25. As we were strolling Marlow around, trying to keep…
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