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‘Tis the Season

It’s been a while…I think I opened my blog to public for a bit.  I’m unsure how long it will stay that way but I felt like writing a post today. As the holidays are here once again, we are … Continue reading

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Sweating the Small Stuff

Whilst checking out at a store today and the boys are grabbing at any and all candy and gum (“y’all don’t even chew gum!”) and I’m swatting hands away, I notice a mature lady watching with a smile.   Braddock, … Continue reading

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A punch to the stomach

I don’t write on here often anymore for public posts but felt the need to do so today. Yesterday was another one of those days…yes a holiday. It was Mother’s Day…here is where I am blessed. I have my mom … Continue reading

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Huggy Bear

So June is a tough month…the month of Fathers Day and our wedding anniversary.  Some years they will land on the very same day and some years just days apart like this year.  There is not a day or hour … Continue reading

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Ah Ha!

So this morning about 1am it came to me…Google.  When in doubt, Google it.  I am referring to my solution to keeping this blog.  I really hadn’t thought about it much or I would have already found this solution.  BUT … Continue reading

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Strength

But the Lord stood with me and gave me strength. 2 Timothy 4:17 What a perfect verse for today.  A perfect verse for everyday.  He is what gets me though everyday.  And my 2 perfectly imperfect children.  One whom acts … Continue reading

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Impasse

I am currently at an impasse.  Big word, right?  I Googled to make sure I was spelling it accurately.  I want our lives as private as possible.  Yet I want this blog to keep as a journal of sorts for … Continue reading

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2 years

I did not post on the 23rd, the day of the 2nd anniversary of Doug and Brian’s death.  Someone very close to Brian said its almost like we are to celebrate their murders.  I can see that side of things.  … Continue reading

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1st Grade

This is another one of those hard “seconds”.  The second year the boys have been at big school and not had their daddy there to hold their hand or calm their anxieties.  The boys  started 1st grade on August 10th.   … Continue reading

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Another Missed Wedding Anniversary

In reading book upon book relating to grieving and the widowhood process, the general conclusion is for most of those with this pain and heartache, year 2 is far harder than year one with the absence of their spouse.  I … Continue reading

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