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Last year we lost my grandma.. it was so incredibly hard on our family.. I lost my grandma on my mom’s side and my father’s side a month apart.  Hubby lost his also in between them.  The only thing that made two of them a little easier is knowing that two of them were going […]

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Late last week Lynsey and I took an epic road trip home, where we managed to turn a 9 hour trip into 14 hours. ( like only we know how to do) Part of that reason was due to signs we saw all along the highway advertising some sort of amazing placed called Ruby Falls...

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This past week Charlotte and I ran down to Central Florida. I say “Ran down”, but it was 9 hours of straight driving eating Pringles and popping Starbucks. At any rate, one of the days we got to visit Florida’s newest theme park attraction Legoland and one of the coolest things you get to see...

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Mother’s Day…  This year it will mark the 5th Mother’s Day that I haven’t seen my mother’s smile, felt her tight hugs, or just tell her how much I love her.   My mother was, and will always be one of the most important people in my life.  Not only do I think of her daily, but […]

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Standing on the edge of the water the past few months has caused me some great reflection. As my toe touches the sand, now dotted with black specs, no doubt remnants of the oil disaster, I can’t help but feel lucky; blessed. Blessed you say? Blessed for what? The brackish water, the industry falling apart,...

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