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What A Difference A Day Makes
I often say, “What a difference a year makes,” about my boys as they grow in leaps and bounds leaving babyhood behind. Today, I can’t help but think, what a difference a day makes. I don’t know why...
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Hills Are No Big Deal And Life. Is. Sweet
Well, I ran my 5K on Saturday morning and kicked some sweet potato butt. Thank you new sneakers! I had the fastest pace since I started training. And there wasn’t just one monster hill (a valley,...
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Potty Talk
In my last post, I mentioned how grateful I was that my boys are still too young to ask questions about September 11th. Boy was I wrong! Dylan (while brushing his teeth before bed last night): “Mommy,...
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The Yard Sale (Part 1)
I’m known as the clear-cutter in my family. Catch me in the right (bad) mood and I’ll throw anything and everything out in my path. Even small children. This is how I felt when I woke up on Sunday...
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Resolution
I have one New Years Resolution this year. Just one. It helps that I painted my bedroom this past weekend, a “to do” that’s been on my radar for over two years. It also helps that reading and...
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Six Years Ago I Was Dead
The other day, Dylan said to me, “Six years ago I was dead.” We were at the gas station. I was pumping gas, and Dylan and Riley were hanging out the window. I replied, “No, you weren’t dead. You...
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I’m Scared & Doing It Anyway
My friend, coach, and mentor, Lauree, has written a memoir called, I’m scared & doing it anyway: How a little white blob changed my life. I thought you should know about it because she’s awesome...
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Saved
You know you’re in trouble when only one cup of coffee into the morning, your six-year-old kid asks, “Mommy, when the twin towers crumbled in New York City, did babies die?” I don’t know if it’s...
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Finish Line
On September 11, 2001, the finish line was when Mike showed up at my office covered in dust. Or so I thought. Then we had to get home. Under the ground, over a bridge, and underground again. Then we...
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The Climb
I was supposed to run the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers 5K in Fort Lauderdale on Saturday morning. It would’ve been my third time running this race that honors the sacrifice made by first responders...
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