Tag: freedom
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What Does It Mean To Remember?
photo courtesy of Justin Casey on Unsplash When we were young, my two sisters and I were part of Girl Scouts. It was the thing to do in our neighborhood and it kept us occupied a night a week. Back then, there was value in the pledge and promise we were taught to keep, something…
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My Room Means My Rules
She’s not quite eight-years-old, but she has thoughts, opinions, and convictions that would rival someone three times her age. Our daughter and her family living in northern Virginia reworked their home to offer their daughter a room of her own. Having shared a bedroom with her little brother due to limited space was a necessity.…
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Bring It On In Style!
The music was blaring–“Eye of the Tiger” by Survivor. The beat was infectious, and everyone was moving at least a little. Mack and Scout were dancing up a storm. Scout, at two years of age, moved his hips in a way that was absolutely charming–and funny. Our son’s family was here after Christmas for some…
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When The Flow Won’t Go
He’d been to at least one party every weekend for the past six weeks. Beck attends pre-K in Lakewood, Colorado, and the norm for his class was to invite everyone to a party. All fifteen kids. They were held at different venues, like a bounce house emporium, an indoor pool, or a recreation center. Many…
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Who Chooses Your Cage?
We had the privilege of combining business with pleasure on a trip to Washington DC–a long-awaited visit with our daughter and her family there. We spent an afternoon wandering around an area in northern Virginia, finding a play area that was like nothing I’d ever seen. It looked like a human hamster home with half…
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