Tag: rejection
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This Isn’t Real
I never thought I’d do it; I’ve resisted for years. John has strongly hinted for quite some time that he wanted to make the change, but I’ve been adamant. Until this year. We finally succumbed to buying a fake Christmas tree. Granted, I romanticize the wonder of buying a real tree. When we lived in…
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A Little Flame Goes A Long Way
“It’s always a good time for s’mores!” Isley is passionate about chocolate and melty marshmallows. Add a graham cracker and it’s an invitation to sweet bliss. We hauled out our fire pit–a few months and several degrees early–so we could have a fire for roasting marshmallows. The weather cooled a bit, and we were able…
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He Misses No One
He takes walks with his parents daily for exercise and fresh air. Beck, at eighteen months, sees this as an opportunity to greet people. This Denver grand of mine is one of the kindest, most engaging young people I know. When he’s at the park with his parents, he waves at every car that…
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Is It Really That Bad?
Folks are a little taken aback when they see him. Comments range from “He looks so sad!” to concerned stares. And then backing up. Ryken has hand, foot and mouth disease. A viral disease common among children, it presents as sores on the hands and feet, sometimes the legs and backside, and in and around…
Tip of My Iceberg 