Category: Family
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Hudi Turns Sixteen
He stands over half a foot taller than I, but he will always be my baby (as are his brothers). I’m not certain when my youngest child morphed into a young man, but it happened. His zeal for life is inspiring. Whether he is teaching people how to snowboard and ski, mowing lawns for neighbors,…
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Treasure in the Southern end of Appalachia
All we wanted to do was sit and relax and see their world at the other end of Appalachia… To our great delight, this is exactly what happened.
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Zeb Goes to College. Year Two.
I’m not sure why my heart feels like it’s so far away when he’s only 45 minutes in driving distance and has been gone all summer anyway. It was a lovely 24 hrs when he was home. I am proud of the man he is becoming.
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What is Ten Minutes?
That’s a question that hit me hard about a decade ago. I was a freelance writer, struggling to balance writing time and parenting three young kids. It seemed that whenever I got in a writing flow, I was interrupted. Either that, or I would find I had a few minutes of quiet between events, but…
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Ten Days in Dempster
I spent August 6-16 in a church camp in northern NY. We do this once a year, staying in a cabin with my mother-in-law. Other in-laws join for parts of the week, and we get to hang out with friends we only see a few times of year. It’s a time where we celebrate our…
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A Perfect Summer Day
Today surrounding areas celebrated summer by holding town-wide yard sales. This coincided beautifully with a day off of work. We strolled around, iced coffee in hand, and wended our way through generations of people enjoying the beautiful weather and discounted goods. While we only came away with one pair of shorts (for a quarter), I found that…
