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Unexpected and Unnatural
Kids’ hair is always a delight. Often parents don’t want to cut it because they’re so cute and the curls are feared to be lost forever, cowlicks are loved rather than loathed, and the color is something that often changes as they get older. When our daughter and son-in-law left their three children with the…
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Will The Parade Pass You?
Palisade, Colorado is home to some of the best peaches in the country and the Peach Festival, a delightful time of celebrating this luscious summer fruit. When Courtney, Michael, and Beck traveled there for a long weekend, it was filled with cousin fun, birthday enjoyment, and a parade. Beck always loves hanging with his cousin…
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Slither And Slime
photo courtesy of Jan Kopriva on Unsplash I don’t like snakes. I don’t know many people who do. My manly son and sons-in-law loathe them–and they’re not bothered by much. We had an open field near us growing up, and we often found garter snakes there. A few of the boys we were friends with…
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The Plate Is More Than Full
photo courtesy of Cris Saur on Unsplash You know it’s bad when you sit for longer than five minutes and find yourself drifting to sleep. Sitting in an uncomfortable chair. With noise and chaos bubbling around you. Rather than dealing with all that’s been happening in my life in a measured, deliberate way, acknowledging I…
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The Apple And The Tree
We lived in Wisconsin at the time, and I had planned on being home in time to have our fourth child. That didn’t work out, and I ended up having our baby in Fort Collins, Colorado. Our Midwestern family now had a mountain girl in our midst. As she grew up, Courtney promised us she…
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