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The Flavor of Laughter
We just finished our first “show week” in the wonderful world of dramatic theatre. Yes, we are still alive, but barely. Our beautiful daughter did a fantastic job with her fun roll as the Baby Kangaroo...
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Why Are We Here?
My 9 year old and I were snuggled on the couch, eating ice cream and watching Food Network. On commercial breaks, he would talk about his night at gymnastics and the crazy things he and his friends...
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A Birthday Redemption
Today, our family is celebrating life. The wee little life of our 6th baby, Elijah James, who went to be with Jesus when he was still so small. His life was brief, but his impact was deep and lasting....
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Going Screenless
What Happened When We Went Screenless? Crazy, off-the-wall emotions. That’s what happened. Major meltdowns from every age. 3 years old, “Mommy, nooooo! (insert sad pout holding a phone like a baby...
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Thirteen Years In
It was easily the nicest hotel I’d ever stayed in with its huge escalators, expansive conference halls, ornate décor, and white tablecloth restaurants. I was there with hundreds of other college...
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Seasons
We just celebrated our oldest daughter’s twelfth birthday and I found myself astonished that so much life had passed so quickly. We’ve celebrated every moment along the way and, before I knew it, she...
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Resolving to Rest
I love Christmas. All the traditions, the fun of gift-giving, the sweetness of innocent little eyes, the moments where the world seems to breath in unison in awe and wonder at the eternal gift of the...
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The Well-Rested Life
There’s something incredibly wholesome about laughter. Not the polite interjection of mirth at a given time, or the trying-to-make-the-uncomfortable-less-awkward kind, but the seriously...
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Happily Ever After
14 years ago on January 5, 2002, my Mr. Incredible asked me to marry him. I walked into a romantic proposal scene at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge complete with rose petals, piano music played and...
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Delighting in the Dance
When my husband and I were planning our wedding, we decided (or rather he decided), that we should take dancing lessons for our first dance as a married couple. And so we did, for six weeks, we showed...
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The Lasts
“Lasts” have a way of sneaking up on us, yet there is always a last. The last time Daddy tosses a child in the air before they are too big. The last time mama wipes sticky little fingers. The last...
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The Extra Gift
It’s been three years since you were held in my womb. Three years since your “birth”day, the day we celebrate your short life and remember the gift of you. You’re an Adams, my son. The 6th in our...
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Mother Or Not
Today I’m celebrating my youngest daughter’s 8 years of life and reveling in the fact that I’m a mom 8 times over. 7 at home with me and 1 at home with my Savior, but mommy to them all. My babies...
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