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YOLO

“You only have one life to live.” Think about that. You only have one life. That’s it. And it’s the one you are living.

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Just One

I think to myself, if I can make a difference in the life of just one person, then it has all been worth it!

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Cherished Moments

I may not remember every party, or every “first,” but I am telling you now, I will remember all the times my girl and I got to rock and rock.

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Take a Vacation

To me, it’s like family team building. It’s the one chance I have to focus on nothing other than my husband and my kids and the fun things we can see and experience together.

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Take A Break

I have chosen to focus on my husband, to focus on my kids, and to focus on myself.

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What Has Been Prepared

Think about all of the times we pray and we hope and we sit and we wait, and so often, it seems nothing is happening! How hard it is to trust when it appears everything has remained the same.

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Our Daily Bread

You know, it’s ironic, that we often find ourselves in the pursuit of happiness, when happiness was never something we were promised, or even something we were told we should expect.

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To the Dads

I see the dads. The selfless, hard-working, tired, fun, loving, strong, gentle dads.

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Summertime

After marking off the days on the calendar, here we are…it’s finally summer. We are one week in…and I am about to pull my hair out!

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Sundays

I spent many a Sunday tired, exhausted, and worn out. I sometimes left church in a worst mood than when I had arrived.

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Date Up

We somehow decide where we fit in, where we are on the social ladder, what our value is in this world. Whatever that value, that is where we go for friendships, relationships, jobs, etc. Sometimes we get it right, and sometimes we sell ourselves short.

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Love Is Waiting

One day I thought, love is WAITING. Like, “love is patient, love is kind”…love is waiting.

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To Every Mom

I am grateful to all of the women who have mothered me over the years. Women who have held me, consoled me, led me, taught me. They are each instrumental in who I am today.

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Mom Grace

It seems that we moms get this idea in our heads that we will do things perfectly, or we will do them right, or we can somehow juggle more balls than a professionally-trained circus juggler.

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There Is A Season

I remember days feeling like I didn’t sign up for this. Days thinking we must have made some wrong turn. Days wondering how long this would last and if we could make it out and make things better.

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What We Find

I think sometimes we get so wrapped up in what we think we know will happen, that we forget to find hope in the things that could be.

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Work In Progress

The truth is, there’s always something to be grateful for, something that is a gift, something that is more than we deserve.

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Apples and Potatoes

And that’s just it. Parenting doesn’t always go the way we think it’s going to go. Like usually ever.

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For Good Measure

For every little tee-tiny, otherwise unnoticeable thing I do, it’s like a special little gift I am giving without anyone even knowing.

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What Did You Do Right?

And that is what I have to say to each and every one of you taking time out of your crazy busy life to read this here and now…it’s ok. Whatever it is, wherever you are, whatever you did or did not do today…it’s ok.