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Christmas was merry and magical for our family. We were all together for Christmas, for the first time in 5 years! It was so beautiful to have everyone come to Spokane, and gather together as family. We basked in our love and the majestic glow of twinkle lights… and cheese, lots of cheese. 🙂 My
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A few weeks ago, I found a wonderful treasure! It was kind of miraculous, actually. I was just searching through an old email inbox, and I typed in a search prompt. When I typed in the search information (I was looking for a different person), up came a bunch of old emails, from Charles! (Charles
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Disneyland is MAGIC for our family. We had such a fabulous time together over the Thanksgiving week. We had 3 days in Disneyland, and California Adventure! The weather was perfect, and the trip was awesome. It was something we all NEEDED, and being together was something we all really wanted and enjoyed! We all gathered
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We went for a magical night drive tonight. It is getting close to Halloween, so we went out looking for Halloween decorations. I had Henry turn on the Pirates of the Caribbean soundtrack, I turned up the bass, and we rolled down the windows to feel the crisp autumn air. I am telling you, if
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Grief and love are so intricately connected. I don’t think you can really separate the two ancient friends; they are bonded for life, and perhaps… beyond. When Charles died (11 years ago), a part of me that lived with him died too. In place of that piece of my heart’s death from grief, something else
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Is it just me, or is life moving incredibly too fast? I don’t even know what it is… what this feeling is? Is it just age? I mean, I am 45 now, so maybe that is when everything starts feeling like there is more past than future? I am about at the age where I
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I love my family… SO MUCH! They are everything to me. There has been so much going on with my kiddos this last while, and I wanted to make sure I record some of it, through pictures. I haven’t blogged for so long… I am trying to find a way to work it into my
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I put my art, heart and thoughts together into a book called, Weeping in Watercolor. I have not published it, yet. (Other than on my blog.) I am not sure how to approach actual book publishing; but I am open to it. This book was made as a 10 hour service project for my English
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Christmas is almost here! It feels kind of… weird this year? We are actually delaying our Christmas for a few days, so that Dan can make it home to celebrate with us. He has been heavily involved in shows and rehearsals. He is in The Christmas Carol at Hale Theater right now, in Utah, and
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Whistling is such a magical sound, don’t you think? I was sitting in my van in the school parking lot, when a Christmas song began to play. During the sentimental song, Bing Crosby (perhaps one of my favorite singers of all time), was whistling. It was such a simple, beautiful, and joyful sound. It made
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