Category Archives: Matters that matter most

Where my girls at?

I’m not sure if it’s the long days or the fact that I just miss my family like crazy, but this round of training has been nearly intolerable. And the only reason it’s been “nearly” intolerable instead of “utterly” intolerable … Continue reading

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Mommy goes to training

Well, here I am. I left Pittsburgh this afternoon, kissed my baby girl and her daddy goodbye, and drove five hours to Princeton. I have to have myself dressed, fed and ready to go at 7:20 tomorrow morning. I just ran … Continue reading

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Read this

I have a busy weekend ahead, and do not anticipate blogging. In the time you might have spent reading my usually worthless musings on what I ate for breakfast that day and other equally unimportant things, I would ask you … Continue reading

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Why I love this recession

It’s amazing to me how fast and furious the reach of our failing economy is extending to those around me. It seems like at first it was just something I heard about on the news that didn’t necessarily impact on … Continue reading

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Superhero

I was watching a teenage soap opera on the CW the other night (embarrassing, I know) and heard a line that kinda resonated with me. One young dad was listening to another soon-to-be young dad voicing doubts about whether he … Continue reading

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Looking back

Someone very wise has been telling me lately that before you can look forward, you have to look backward. I haven’t made any new years resolutions yet, and I’m not even sure that I will. Either way, I think it’s … Continue reading

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Finding Christmas

The Christmases of my childhood could be defined much like any kid’s Christmas…the day centered primarily around myself, my siblings, and the gifts we received. Days of anticipation led up to that shining moment when we saw what was under the … Continue reading

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Doesn’t it feel like Christmas?

I’m obviously a big fan of Christmastime…I look forward to it all year, start brushing off Christmas CDs early, and keep my tree up until Brian forces me to take it down. And every year I wish I could just … Continue reading

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Jehovah Jireh

I have this adorable memory from when I was a teenager. Picture me riding shotgun, my dad driving, and a couple of my friends in the backseat, pulling out of the church parking lot. I don’t remember if it was … Continue reading

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Legislating Morality?

No, Avery is still not here. Please pray that she will come today so we don’t have to make the decision about induction tomorrow! So this morning I decided to push off my busy to-do list (chuckle) for a few … Continue reading

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