Tag: family
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2.5 Hours for a 1/4 Mile
Today’s almost-daily dispatch comes to you from my back deck. This space is one of the home improvements I am most proud of. In 2022, we had our trusty home improvement team install a sliding glass door and a small 10×10 deck that allows me to enjoy the morning sunrise and the hallelujah chorus of…
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Come As You Are
In 2001, a locked minivan and a porcelain angel changed my life. From the Mojave desert to the grit of Aberdeen, this is a story about soul contracts, shouting obscenities at God and making peace with the signs we’re given.
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Baby, Assault Charges…. Bad
I’ve spent 44 years as a caregiver, but today I failed a state “feeding” test and almost caught an assault charge at a gas station over a pizza. In 2026, we’re all running on empty. New on the blog: “Baby, Assault Charges… Bad”
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Swimming in the Gray
A work in progress… Today’s dispatch departs from my usual musings and wanders into a private, protected part of my soul: my creative writing. I started this blog with a few purposes in mind: Today, with shaking hands, I present a first draft of a first chapter. It is raw, and it is unfinished, and…
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Our Amy
What’s something most people don’t understand? From the outside looking in, we get it, we know. We understand that it is hard for you to understand. Our family dynamics are different; they have been since that fateful day in September of 1975. Amy, my younger sister, does not fit societal norms. Born with microcephaly due…
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Capital D – Done
So I hear that “old school” Mommy blogs may be having a come back. Far be it from me to miss out on a passing fad, so here we are. My first blog post. I have been a writer from the time I could put pencil to paper and craft sentences. I have always loved…