The clock in my son’s room has begun ticking backwards. Not always. Just sometimes. The minute hand jumps backward between the 6 and 7, usually in the middle of a beat of the song that I am humming. I sway back and forth holding him as he falls asleep and I’m thankful for this extra...
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Crossed off of our Summer To-Do list so far: we’ve had sundaes, a trip to the Drive-In, a sprinkler run, pool time, park visits, dinners on the screened-in porch most nights, catching lightening bugs only to let them go, grilling out, and farmer’s market fruits and veggies. In between has been a very busy time...
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For every t-shirt you buy from Got Your Back Movement, they donate a school uniform to a child in need. For many children, the uniform is the price of admission that makes education out of reach.
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A few ideas for you… *Have you seen these Clothbound Penguin Classics for Children? *or these camera straps? *or this 2011 Calendar Poster from Sweet Fine Day? {Confession: I already bought one} *Check out Hammonds candy that looks like it came directly from the North Pole: *or a travel tea infuser. Teavana sells this one called...
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*Molly Ringwald’s book Getting The Pretty Back is lovely and feels like a conversation with a really genuine, interesting friend. *I’ve worn out the link to this wedding from Leigh Miller. Her work is so inspiring. *I love this post from Hula Seventy: Things I’d Like to Tell My 17-Year Old Self. It’s brilliant and...
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I spent the morning with Henry and his lovely parents. He is so beautiful. I posted more from this session on the Paper Boat Photography Facebook Page {please become a fan} and had the hardest time choosing those. He is perfect.
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Figurative Boost Regardless of your religious affiliation, Max Lucado’s piece on writing called The Write Stuff is uplifting. He writes: “Well-written words can change a life. Why is this? Words go where we never go—Africa. Australia. Indonesia. My daughter was in Bangalor, India, last summer and saw my books in the display window of a...
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Drinking: Sweet Tea Riding the cart at Kroger in 2008, she reached up for a Little Golden book. He handed her the one on top, Disney’s Sleeping Beauty. She concentrated on the pages throughout the entire shopping trip. Here’s an iphone pic from that day: SB, as she is known in our house, has been...
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