Month: November 2021
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Butter Crust
On Sunday I made a pie. It was a good pie, a pretty pie. A pie so pretty I felt the need to post my pie prowess on Facebook. Who am I kidding, I post everything on Facebook but I did like this pie. And a couple people responded with pie crust angst- people who…
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Happy Veterans Day
I spent three years in Germany during my twenties. It was one of the most memorable times of my life. I was a civilian working for the military at an Armed Forces Recreational Center. I served those who served. Really I taught the Littles of those who served how to ski, which wasn’t a bad gig in the…
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And I…..Wanna Thank You.
July 25, 2010, I sat on a gurney in the middle of Littleton Hospital. I had wiped a series of endless tears, knees curled up, police milling around, nurses giving me sad, uncomfortable looks……I was desperately searching for meaning in my life. We had just lost our girl. I took a wadded, snotty Kleenex in…
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Unravel
Sigh. That is my post-two-girls-weekends’ sigh. My post belly laugh, very dehydrated, kinda tired, so grateful sigh. The past 20 months took so much: over 5 Million souls worldwide, 775,000 in the US. The past 20 months reset everything; our work, our relationships, our health, our trust. Personally, I have navigated these times somewhat unscathed,…
Samsmom: Life, Joy, Loss and Loving your Mitochondria 