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Looking back on December
A few things I learned – Book proposals are fun. And hard. And great for road-mapping. And hard. And fun. Things that happened long, long ago can still hurt. I CAN do hard things. I CAN! 1,000 miles in...
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Looking back on January
A few things I learned – Really, really focusing helps so much. Trying to do it all at the same time doesn’t work for me. It’s harder than it sounds to really take a day off each week, wherein you do...
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What it means to practice art
It has really only been in the last year that I have fully embraced the title of artist. Previously, I’d break it down to writer and/or photographer (depending on which stage of “I quit!” I was in)....
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Looking back on February
A few things I learned – Courage is something you often have to renew daily. The harder you try, the better you get, or the better a situation can get. Healing is an ongoing journey. But there’s...
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Looking back on March
A few things I learned – Sometimes you have to shove the to-do list aside and just live. Focus is an ongoing journey — trying on what works and what doesn’t. Being OK with letting things go. Self-led...
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He’s about to be one because we blinked!
Warning: Tons of serious cuteness in this post. These are my grandson’s “9-month” pictures. That is, well, our plans in the ninth month didn’t happen and he was actually just over 10 months. But...
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Looking back on April
A few things I learned – Introverts will find each other in crowded writers conferences. Because, you know, they are the ones not sitting among the crowd. A grandchild’s first year goes by a lot faster...
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“I don’t know how to ocean.”
She stood before the great big ocean just a week and a half after graduating high school, her first time looking out at sea as an adult, and she told me she doesn’t know how to ocean (how to swim in...
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When you’re not just fine, but you keep going
With less than 10 miles left in my 1,000 Miles challenge, I was excited about finishing the next day. Yes, I knew I could and would walk all the final miles. Not only was I eager to reach this goal, I...
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#GirlMeetsChange: Win a Book!
The Book Review Girl Meets Change by Kristen Strong I’m one of those people who looks forward to change…until it’s time to change. My idea of a good change is the kind where the furniture might be...
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Looking back on September
With the month of September comes change — an actual change of season. But not in at least 19 years has that ever been so true for me. Out of the blue, I received a job offer to work in a beautiful...
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Looking back on October
October just ended and all I can think about is how BIG it was. I took very few photos (for myself) but a lot happened. I had some days that were so long, I wasn’t sure where one ended and the next...
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Human Trafficking Awareness
If you know me, you likely know that my passions lie in helping others. I am an advocate for victims, a mentor for teen parents, and I speak out against abuse. In more recent years, human trafficking...
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Wordless-ish Wednesday: Human Trafficking Awareness
*In honor of my first writing credit in a very long time being in this week’s local newspaper, The Pikes Peak Courier, here are some related photos that I took last year for the Human Trafficking Task...
View ArticleWhen it’s time to stop censoring yourself
“Do you think about suicide?” “No.” “Or harming yourself? Or anyone else?” “No. I don’t think any of that has ever crossed my mind.” The questions asked and answered, we move on. Almost every...
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The Making of a Family Portrait
So, yeah. On Thanksgiving, I wanted us to do a family photo. A silly one, mind you, for our Christmas picture. I figured, how hard can it be to get them to all cut up at the same time, versus being...
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Photo Friday: Cake Smash!
A child with less than a year’s experience of life hardly understands how awesome a cake smash session is. She arrived cranky. But Hailey was able to cheer her right up. She knows how to please! Little...
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Photo Friday: On Getting Another Daughter
Here’s the thing people don’t talk much about, how one day the number of children you have can double because they partner-up. Next thing you know, you have a houseful of newbies, and your heart is...
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