Tag: alone
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Space And Grace To Count The Cost
I truly love people. An extrovert by nature, my happy place is being with folks I care about. This disclaimer needed to be made because right now I’m yearning for alone time. Quiet. Not a typical attitude for me. As a matter of fact, I often get uncomfortable and antsy when I’m alone too long.…
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Serving The Minions And The Masses
“It was so awkward. We went in and they smiled and welcomed us. We got our drinks. And they just kept smiling.” Interesting conversation between two seven-year-old girls as they were in our apartment. To grab drinks from the fridge John set up for the kids in the apartment complex. Obviously not used to being…
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Hello? Hello? Is Anyone There?
She talks to her all the time. If you didn’t know better, you’d think she was talking to herself. Melody and Chris are having their first baby soon. Another grandchild for us, but their little girl will be their introduction into parenthood. Melody has already been having conversations with her daughter. Conversations I’d expect from…
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Alone Again, Unnaturally
John was gone for almost two weeks in Thailand. That trip will undo the heartiest of souls. Time in the air is about 23 hours. Number of time zones crossed–12. Response to jet lag–horrific. Poor guy. He’d just begun to adjust to his new norm when he had to return. That’s tough on an…
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A Lego Among Many
Back in the day when our kids were little–and so was our budget–we would haunt garage sales for the treasures we knew we’d find there. Gently used clothes. Buckets of broken crayons. Toys we’d never consider purchasing new. And Legos. All our kids went through a Lego phase. We never considered buying them new–for the length…
Tip of My Iceberg 