Tag: Tip of My Iceberg
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The Best Of Rest
The days run into one another like watercolors blending along edges. Smudged and undefined. Maneuvering through blurred lines of life and a house with ten people and two dogs can undermine the strongest of adults. For a two-year-old, it can be daunting. Cal is a genuinely happy and chatty little guy. He tolerates the two…
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We Do Need Our Peeps
We’d not seen them until a couple of months ago. Then they showed up in droves. They’re unusual birds, with red beaks and feet that dangle when they fly. The sound they make is somewhere between a squawk and a tweet, and when they’re moving, it’s nonstop noise. Whatever they are, they’re never alone. We…
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Bearing Beastly Burdens Isn’t Bravery
Confusion and uncertainty are exhausting. Fear causes a physical response that saps energy like a faucet turned on and left running. Until there’s nothing left. I’m not talking about me. Our two new four-legged houseguests are struggling to figure out what’s going on. Aspen is a two-year-old Lab with a lot of spunk and playfulness.…
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I Didn’t Dream It Would Be That Way
It’s almost finished. Building out our tiny porch to something that could hold our whole family has been a dream for years. We’ve saved and waited, often with frustration, because something else always came up where the money needed to be used. We imagined what it would be like to have everyone sitting together for…