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Five Minute Friday #22 – CHANGE
I link up with Lisa-Jo on Fridays, where writing solely for the fun of it is the priority: “On Fridays over here a group of people who love to throw caution to the wind and just write gather to share what five minutes buys them. Just five minutes. Unscripted. Real. Your words. This shared feast.” Continue reading
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Five Minute Friday #21 – JOIN
I link up with Lisa-Jo on Fridays, where writing solely for the fun of it is the priority: “On Fridays over here a group of people who love to throw caution to the wind and just write gather to share what five minutes buys them. Just five minutes. Unscripted. Unedited. Real. Your words. This shared feast.” Continue reading
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Encouraging (Thanksday #76)
The words come few and far between. The sincere “thank you” and “you’re appreciated” and “you matter” are words that are treasured deep in the heart of the recipient and never, ever forgotten. They are the record of rights that are held closely and act as a shield when the fiery darts of the criticizer Continue reading
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Growing
She starts third grade today. She’s eight years old but is still a newborn and is on the cusp of losing her naivety and entering tweendom. And as I made her lunch this morning she unexpectedly told me she didn’t want her princess sandwich-keeper and I projectile-teared all over her turkey sandwich. Where’s the fine, Continue reading
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Ending
So here we are at last. It’s the twilight of summer and the sky is purple and hazy and the gentle breeze hints at a new beginning to soon come. Smells of fresh cut grass and chlorine and mornings that start well past 9 am have tucked themselves away for another long pregnancy of learning Continue reading
