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Watering Weeds into Flowers
It was a day-after-day kind of day. Another day at home, twin three-year-olds whining at me, wearing on me, pulling on me and my threadbare patience. I read all about the French parents and their...
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Mama for a Moment
When I gave out a few gifts here at Christmas time, I had no idea one of them would demand so much from me. Shawn Smucker won a guest post, and as we began talking on Twitter, I learned that … Continue...
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On This Day
I’ve always liked my birthday. In New England, where I grew up, it was in the season we called autumn, which has always sounded to me richer and more beautiful than fall, when the leaves crunched...
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You fought for a life that I couldn’t live; I fought for a love that you couldn’t give. We fought and we lost, and we lost one another. Will we ever recover from loving each other?
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I wonder how many who tout “reparative therapy” have ever tried it themselves, have worked on their hearts and changed orientation so that they are fixed on love.
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Here Come the Brides! How We Met
I feel like I talk about her all the time, but in case you missed the news: Casey and I are engaged! We will be getting [legally!!!] married in October at a beautiful bed and breakfast in our town. By...
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Here Come the Brides! How We Knew & What We Do
This is the second post in the “Here Come the Brides!” series, following my adventures with Casey to the aisle. If you missed it, the story of how we met is here. Today’s post is about how we knew this...
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Here Come the Brides! The Engagement, Part 1
This is the third post in the “Here Come the Brides!” series, following my adventures with Casey to the aisle. If you missed them, here’s the story of how we met, and here’s how we knew this was The...
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Taste Again and Remember: Thoughts on (not quite) losing the ones we love
I’m making this pot roast from a recipe my Gram Rena gave me years ago. I can’t remember if she dictated it or if I copied her own handwritten card onto one of my own, but either way, I can hear her...
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Here Come the Brides! How We Found a Minister to Gay-Christian Marry Us
This is the sixth post in the “Here Come the Brides!” series, following my adventures with Casey to the aisle. Here’s what’s happened so far: How We Met How We Knew & What We Do The Engagement,...
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