Have you ever heard a song that takes you back to a past memory? Just a few words and you are transported to another time in your life? Some songs have a way of doing that to me. Hearing No Doubt always sends me to my teen years, sitting by a pool, basking in the…
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Do you ever wish you could go back to your new mama self and whisper some words of advice to her. I know for a fact that if I could do it all over again, I would have been more gentle and forgiving on myself. I decided to write her a letter filled with the…
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In feudal Japan the word Ronin referred to a samurai that had lost his master. Rather than follow the “Code of the Warrior” and commit suicide after the death of his master, a Ronin would defy this rule and live a life on his own. Meaning “wave man,” a Ronin was known as one that…
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tra·di·tion | \ trə-ˈdi-shən noun 1. the transmission of customs or beliefs from generation to generation, or the act of being passed on in this way. Example: a Chewbacca Christmas ornament ***** Each year, our Christmas tree is topped with a six inch Star Wars Chewbacca ornament, the most unlikely tradition for this holiday season. …
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I love the smell of Christmas tree wafting through my house. I love our homemade stockings, hanging from our mantle, each one stitched in gold thread with the names of the five of us. I love holding a stack of envelopes in my hand each day, eager to open them up and see the faces…
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I sat in the Trader Joe’s parking lot staring at my cart full of pumpkins. I was sure that my husband, the minimalist in our relationship, was going to have a heart attack at the sight of all the pumpkins I had just purchased. I couldn’t help myself though. They were all so unique and…
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With all the things that we know come along with pregnancy and those early newborn days, why do we ask women chose to do it more than once?
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My oldest son was three years old and in a Transformers stage. You know, those toys that can change from a robot into a car? He had just discovered the toys and, much to my husband’s delight, equally liked the 80s cartoon. It was September and when we asked him what he wanted to be…
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Recently, while leaving the park, my best friend’s 4-year old daughter turned to me and asked, “Miss Kate, why don’t you have any girls?” Such an innocently loaded question. How do I answer that without dumping some deep emotions on this little girl? I quickly mulled that question over in my mind, trying to come…
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For most, bubbles are gentle iridescent spheres drifting away on a silent breeze. Tiny giggles and squeals chase after them as they slip over the fence, up into the sky and away to places only our imagination can dream to go. Their pops are silent but leave a tiny splash to remind us of the…
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