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What Did You Bring Me?
Photo courtesy of Kateryna Hliznitsova on Unsplash When our kids were younger, John would travel quite a bit overseas for work. With six children, we had to find a routine that worked for us without them bemoaning the fact that Dad was gone, and they were stuck with Mom. They were always excited when Dad…
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Spring Forward? Really?
It takes me a good week to get over the start of Daylight Saving Time, when we lose an hour, so the sun sets later than it really does. I resent the lost time, taking it more personally than I should. After all, it didn’t just happen to me, but to the majority of the…
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Fancy Dancy
It’s fascinating to see how our definition of “fancy” changes as we get older. Little girls often love to wear extravagantly decorative dresses with a lot of flounce and jeweled finery. Older girls want to look older than they are, so they dress like teenagers in their efforts to pass muster as those they imitate.…
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I’m All In
He does everything with panache. No halfway measures. Whether it’s drawing, playing soccer, or goofing around with his sister, Ward has a tenacity that I envy. His interests are broad; besides drawing, he also practices soccer and has a theatrical bent. His ability to follow through to the end with excellence is a talent I…
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Wilderness Wonder
In southeastern Utah, an area of unique beauty features an extraordinary red-rock desert landscape that looks like a movie set. With its close proximity to Arches National Park, Moab is an adventurer’s dream. It was the perfect playground for Beck and his family. Our Colorado kin value the diversity of environments that surround them, so…
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