Summer Lovin’
It was spring when we met. Phone calls, online chats, a blind date at Chili’s. Two days before the first day of summer? “Want to get married?” “You know it!” And it began. A whirlwind of planning,...
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Returning the Love
Regardless of the fact that I have four of my own kids and am nearing 40, I never really let myself believe that my parents might truly age and ultimately not be here forever. That’s a hard...
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When I Find Myself Singing
Singing is my way of releasing stress and finding zen. Since having the Animal, I’ve done very little choir singing at church. I finally joined our church choir (after much pressure from the...
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Blessings of Unity (Review)
Four kids. Jobs. Coaching. Girl Scouts. Church. Life in general. When Math Man and I finally find time to be together, it’s relatively hurried and buried under the to-dos and chores. Deep conversations...
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Eight years and counting
Today is my 8th wedding anniversary to Math Man. Eight years. There’s nothing glorious about this particular anniversary when you think about monumental dates. It’s not our 10th. Not our 25th. So on....
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From Newlywed to Foreverwed
Sometimes, I have the distinct pleasure of reading books before they are released. It’s even more fun when those books are written by someone that I know. And even more fun when that someone I know is...
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Feelin’ Frosty (A poem)
It’s that time of the month again when my friends and I link up to write some poetry focused on a central theme. For February, we narrowed it down to “Frosty.” I wasn’t sure where I wanted to go with...
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The kiss that shook me (a poem)
Last night, Math Man and I kissed each other goodnight, and I realized: we’ve been kissing for a decade. A decade. While our children now take up more of our time than anything else does, there are...
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Ten years ago, give or take a few days, I said, “I do,” to Math Man, and the adventure began…or rather continued. We’d already had so much fun in the almost-year we’d known each other before tying the...
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Anniversary Memory Book
Math Man and I have been married for 10 years – woah! – and we have so many wonderful memories in each of those years and prior. The problem is, other than Facebook, I don’t really have a specific spot...
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